Letter
Unknown to Richard Taylor, June 3, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, June 3, 1863.
Lieutenant-General Smith directs me to say if the reports of our successes at Vicksburg prove to be correct, our communication with the east side of the Mississippi must be at that point for forwarding and receiving supplies. Under the supposition the enemy have been driven from Vicksburg, he wishes you to have the railroad from Monroe put in running order as far as practicable; he also wishes you to send an agent across the river to gather and forward as rapidly as possible supplies of any kind that may be there for this department.
Ss. 8S. ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport. Summary: Lieutenant-General Smith instructs Richard Taylor to restore the Monroe railroad and send an agent across the Mississippi to secure supplies if Vicksburg falls to Confederate forces.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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