Letter
Unknown to John A. McClernand, September 7, 1861
Cairo, Ill., September 7, 1861.
Brig. Gen. JOHN A. MCOLERNAND, Commanding, &e., Cairo, Ill.:
You will please detail a regiment of infantry and two pieces of light artillery to proceed without delay to Paducah, Ky., to be placed upon their arrival under the command of General E. A. Paine, commanding post. You will also furnish such steamboat transportation as may be necessary.
WM. S. HILLYER, Captain and Aide-de- Camp.
, Cm. XIU] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.âUNION. ^ 257
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Location: Cairo, Ill.. Summary: Captain William S. Hillyer orders Brig. Gen. John A. McClernand to dispatch an infantry regiment and artillery to Paducah, Kentucky, under General E. A. Paine's command with necessary steamboat transport.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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