Letter

Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, August 31, 1862

Washington, August 31, 1862.

Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. :

Could you send any more troops into Tennessee or Kentucky, east of the Cumberland, without risking your own positions ; if so, from what points can you best spare them ?

H. W. HALLECK General-in- Chief.

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: General-in-Chief Halleck requests Grant to assess the possibility of sending additional troops into Tennessee or Kentucky east of the Cumberland without compromising current positions.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗