Letter

Unknown to M. K. Lawler, November 25, 1862

Author

Unknown

Recipient

M. K. Lawler

Date

November 25, 1862

Type

Letter

Jackson, Tenn., November 25, 1862.

Ool. M. K. LAWLER, Commanding Post :

You will immediately pursue the rebels that attacked Henderson this morning, driving them from the State. Your instructions are: If they prove to be guerrillas, to hang on the spot the prominent leaders.

JER. C. SULLIVAN, Brigadier-General, Commanding District.

[HEA PANES Tans DISTRIOT OF JACKSON, ackson, Tenn., November 25, 1862. Colonel Kent: ahaa Pin Be The cavalry, if not already with you, will. reach you in the morning. Make a vigorous pursuit. Let the cavalry pursue with speed and the

infantry follow. Make the enemy cross the Tennessee or capture them. I will send rations to Henderson Station to meet you on your return, and if you get out of rations draw on the country and give receipts. Keep your command together. Allow no straggling. M. K. LAWLER, Colonel, Commanding Post.

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Jackson, Tenn.. Summary: Brigadier-General Sullivan orders Colonel Lawler to vigorously pursue and expel rebel forces attacking Henderson, Tennessee, with instructions to execute guerrilla leaders immediately.

Topics

1862 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗