Letter
Unknown to Morgan, August 3, 1862
August 3, 1862.
August 3, 1862. General MorGan, Tuscumbia:
Mitchellâs brigade of Davisâ division has been ordered to relieve your troops from Iuka to Bear Creek Bridge, inclusive. On being relieved your troops will join you at Tuscumbia.
W. L. ELLIOTT, Brigadier-Generat.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier General W. L. Elliott orders General Morgan to have Mitchell’s brigade relieve his troops from Iuka to Bear Creek Bridge so they can regroup at Tuscumbia during the 1862 Civil War campaign.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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