Unknown to William S. Rosecrans, October 21, 1862
Washington City, D. C., October 21, 1862.
Major-General ROSECRANS. Corinth :
Your requisitions of cavalry arms are filled and are on the way to you. The endrmous demand for arms occasions some delay, and the Department has been desirous of supplying you as far as possible with arms of uniform caliber. Every exertion has been made and will be
made to supply your demands. I take this occasion to express the great satisfaction which your operations have given to the President and the Department. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
CoRINTH, Miss., October 21, 1862â8.40 p. m.
Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
Your dispatch announcing the coming of arms for our cavalry was hailed with delight. Profound disappointment followed the receipt of Mr. Watsonâs dispatch, which shows they all go to little detachments, split up and performing picket duty in our rear. The cavalry for whom I ask are the only ones that are massed, and have had power to chastise and cow the rebel cavalry allsummer. For the others, divided up and acting in our rear, the rebels care not a pin. They ought to be well armed, but not until the Second Iowa, Third Michigan, Seventh Kansas, Seventh and Eleventh Illinois have been, for they alone have made the enemy afraid and whipped them in force. Do something for these brave men, who had not less than three fights per week for the last thirty days.
W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-General.