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.
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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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