Order

Unknown to John Alexander McClernand, October 31, 1862

October 31, 1862.

October 31, 1862. Major-General MOCLERNAND, Springfield, Ill. : Orders have been sent Governor Morton to forward his regiments to Columbus, on the Mississippi, as fast as possible. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.

Adstract from Monthly Return of the Department of the Tennessee, Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant commanding, for the month of October, 1862.

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Nore.—Department staff not added in on original return.

JACKSON, November 1, 1862. General Daviss, Columbus, Ky.:

Send four regimeuts of infantry arriving, by steamers suitable for carrying them, to General Sherman, at Memphis. Should any cavalry be sent send that to Memphis.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton orders Governor Morton to expedite sending regiments to Columbus, Kentucky, while General Davis is instructed to forward infantry and cavalry reinforcements to General Sherman in Memphis.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗