Letter

Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, September 22, 1862

GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS,

General H. W. HALLECK:

Will try to set an expedition on foot for the destruction of rebel boats on the Yazoo. DoI understand that I am to have the co-operation of Steele’s forces—cavalry particularly ?

Major-General, Commanding.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Near Corinth, Miss.. Summary: A Union general requests confirmation of cavalry support from Steele's forces to launch an expedition aimed at destroying Confederate boats on the Yazoo River during the Civil War.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗