Letter
Unknown to Sanderson, June 26, 1862
Jackson, June 26, 1862.
Colonel SANDERSON, Commanding Post at Bolivar :
COLONEL: Three regiments will move by rail from this place to Grand Junction and Moscow to-day. Their purpose is to re-enforce General Hurlbut.
You will send all the force with you except a number necessary to guard bridges, &c., under instructions to co-operate in supporting General Hurlbut.
You will be watchful and vigilant in approaching Grand Junction. Fall back on Bolivar if it should become necessary for you to retire.
Keep me continually advised of passing events.
Yours, &c. Dew JOHN A. McOLERNAND, Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Jackson. Summary: Major-General McClernand orders Colonel Sanderson to send most troops from Bolivar to reinforce General Hurlbut near Grand Junction while maintaining bridge guards and reporting updates.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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