Letter
Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 10, 1863
January 10, 1863.
January 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Commanding, &e.:
GENERAL: I am landed within 3 miles of the Post of Arkansas, and am marching a corps by a detour upon the enemyâs works. General Morganâs corps will follow with the artillery as rapidly as possible.
A brigade with a section of artillery is landed on the right bank and is marching across a neck to take position on the river, above the fort: commanding the river. The enemyâs force is variously estimated at from 7,000 to 12,000 men.
General Gorman sends word that he is moving with 12,000 men from Helena toward Devallâs Bluff, on the White River, and Brownsville.
More anon.
Yours, most respectfully, JOHN A. McCLERNAND, Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General John A. McClernand reports to Ulysses S. Grant his strategic troop movements near Arkansas Post, detailing plans to encircle enemy forces estimated between 7,000 and 12,000 men.
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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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