Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, July 31, 1862

Washington, July 31, 1862.

Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss.:

Cannot you move on the flank and rear of the rebels on the Hatchie and cut them off? At any rate drive them out of West Tennessee and carefully guard the railroad from Columbus to Decatur.

H. W. HALLEOK, Major-General.

WaARk DEPARTMENT, Washington, July 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. :

You must judge for yourself the best use to be made of your troops. Be careil not to scatter them too much; also to hold them in readiness to re-enforce Buell at Chattanooga, if necessary.

H. W. HALLECK, Major-General.

“Probably Sherman to Rawlins, p. 141.

CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION.

Abstract from Monthly Return of the District of West Tennessce, Maj. Gen. U., 8. Grant commanding, for July 31, 1862 (headquarters Corinth, Miss.).

Present for F < r= Pieces of 8 ° duty. Fy 3 @ ; artillery. 2, a A #8 aed Command. 2 a e. & £2 5 £ ' ae ae B yall ee 2 g B & 6? § 2 698 § e (he A lak VO ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. Department staff ……………….—– Oe peas ce ll ll pO he siae Saas 11 Jackson, Tenn.—First Division, Major- aan Psa here McClernand :

Memphis, Tenn.— ‘ourth Division, Brig. Gen. 8S. A. Hurlbut: Statice nee k cca es san os cteaeece

Total Fourth Division

Fifth Division, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman: Staff.

Total Memphis.

District of Mississippi.—Brig. Gen. L. F. Quinby : Staff

Wotal pice omese seen ena ceaeeenese Total District of Cairo. …… Total of detached commands. Total Army of the Tennessee

fea ies 262 5, 092 17 256 18 328 304 5,676 14: 2 be 307 5,839 42) “771 33 878 396 6,983

“88, 485 1 eo a 8 6,220 8,050 :….. …… 7, 449 rig se el 498 398 454 …… i8 459 7,026 9,017 …… 18 8,414 4 $a he alee es. 14 6,872 8,973 …… ..0… 8, 996 1,050 1,290 …… nie 842 1,013 1,240 .0222. 43 1, 108 8,949 11,517 …… 48 10, 960 15, 975 20,534 …… 66 19,374 SSS S —_— ( —

Abstract from Monthly Return of the District of West Tennessee, §c.—Continued.

Present for a 3 Pieces of r= g duty. 2 3 B43 artillery. 3 b ay A, a8 Pig Command. 9 g g3 28 j 8 rg : &o FE) g B) 8) BFL Els Gs F= 8 a bo 80 € 2 #3 S eh is qd {4 Ho] & i ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Brig. Gen. W. S. RosECRANS. Stall: . <2. ccc dea siaeshiwape wes as vealveeaee ne T3 oasis. 17 17 17 ho cccwslancmpeladasnmas Oherokee Station, Ala.—First Division, Brig. Gen. J. D. Morgan….–..—–.– 221 4,766 4,987 Oamp Deer Creek, Miss.—Second Division, Brig. Gen. D. S. Stanley…-…… 174 3,816 38,990 Oamp near Corinth.—Third Division, Brig. Gen. C. S. Hamilton………….- 235 5,050 5,285 Oamp near Jacinto.— Fourth Div., Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis.. 207 4,143 4,350 Fifth Div., Brig. Gen. G. Granger… 280 6,088) 6,368 In charge of pee guns.—Capt. G. A. Williams, First U. S. Infantry…-…. 8 219 227 Total Army of the Mississippi-..-.. 1,142 24, 082 25, 224 Total District of West Tennessee. . 3, 105 60, 615 63,

Troops in the District of West Tennessee, Maj. Gen. U. 8. Grant, U. 8. Army, commanding, July 31, 1862.

8th Illinois, Col. Frank L. Rhoads.

11th Illinois, Col. T. E. G. Ransom.

17th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Francis M. Smith. 18th [linois, Col. Michael K. Lawler. 20th Illinois, Col. C. Carroll Marsh. 29th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Charles M. Ferrell.

30th Illinois, Col. Elias S. Dennis. 31st Illinois, Col. Lyndorf Ozburn. 43d Illinois, Col. Adolph Engelmann. 45th Llinois, Col. John E. Smith. 48th Illinois, Maj. Manning Mayfield. 49th Illinois, Maj. William W. Bishop. 61st Illinois, Col. Jacob Fry. 23d Indiana, Col. William L. Sanderson. 12th Michigan, Col. Francis Quinn.

7th Missouri, Col. John D. Stevenson. 20th Ohio, Maj. Manning F. Force.

68th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Robert K. Scott. 78th Ohio, Col. Mortimer D. Leggett.

2d Illinois, Company B, Capt. Thomas J. Larison. 4th Illinois (1st Battalion), Maj. M. R. M. Wallace. 11th Illinois, Company I, Capt. Isaac Elwood. Independent Illinois, Company A, Capt. Berthold Marschner. Independent Illinvis, Company B, Capt. Milo Thielemann. Stewart’s (Illinois) battalion, Company A, Capt. Ezra King. Stewart’s (Illinois) battalion, Company B, Capt. Eagleton Carmichael. Stewart’s (Illinois) battalion, Company C, Capt. James J. Dollins. Stewart’s (Illinois) battalion, Company D, Capt. Morrison J. O’Harneitt. 5th Ohio, Co. F, Capt. Phineas R. Miner. 5th Ohio, Co. G, Capt. John G. Curtis.

Ist Illinois, Battery D, Capt. Henry A. Rogers. 2d Illinois, Battery B, Capt. Relly Madison.

2d_ Illinois, Battery E, Capt. George C. Gumbart.

9th Indiana Battery, Lieut. Daniel A. Porter. 14th Indiana Battery, Capt. Meredith H. Kidd. 14th Ohio Battery, Lieut. Homer H. Stull.

* Hdgrs. at Jackson, Tenn. Brigade organizations not given in the original return.

CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION.

7th. Iinois, Col. Andrew J. Babcock. 9th Dlinois, Col. August Mersy. 12th Illinois, Col. Augustus L. Chetlain. 50th Illinois, Col. Moses M. Bane. 62d Illinois, Maj. Edwin A. Bowen. 57th Illinois, Maj. Eric Forsse. 58th Dlinois. 2d Iowa, Col. James Baker. 7th Iowa, Col. Elliott W. Rice. 8th Iowa.

12th Iowa, Lieut. Col. John P. Coulter. 14th Iowa. 14th Missouri,t Col. Patrick E. Burke. 22d Ohio, Lieut.Col. Benjamin T. Wright. 81st Ohio, Col. Thomas Morton. Sth Ohie Cavalry (3d Battalion), Maj. Charles S. Hayes. lst Missouri Light Artillery (2d Battaliun), Capt. George H. Stona

11th lowa, Col. Abraham M. Hare.

13th Iowa, Col. Marcellus M. Crocker.

15th Iowa, Col. Hugh T. Reid.

16th Iowa, Col. Alexander Chambers.

15th Michigan, Lieut. Col. John McDermott

18th Missouri, Capt. Jacob R. Ault.

21st Missouri, Col. David Moore.

25th Missouri, Col. Chester Harding, jr. 16th Wisconsin, Capt. George C. Williams. 17th Wisconsin, Col, John L. Doran.

18th Wisconsin, Capt. Gabriel Bouck. 11th Illinois Cavalry, Col. Robert G. Ingersoll.

2d Illinois Artillery, Battery F, Capt. John W. Powell.

Ist Minnesota Battery, Licut. William Pfaender.

3d Ohio Battery, Capt. William 8. Williams. 5th Ohio Battery, Lieut. Bellamy S. Matsor. 10th Ohio Battery. Lieut. F. W. Bardwell.

14th Illinois, Col. Cyrus Hall.

15th Illinois, Col. Thomas J. Turner. 28th Illinois, Col. Amory K. Johnson. 32d Illinois, Col. John Logan.

41st Llinois, Col. Isaac C. Pugh.

46th Illinois, Col. John A. Davis.

53d Illinois, Col. William H.W. Cushman. 25th Indiana, Col. William H. Morgan. 52d Indiana. Col. James M. Smith.

538d Indiana, Col. Walter Q. Gresham.

3d Iowa, Col. Nelson G. Williams.

5th Ohio Cavalry (battalion), Col. W. H. H. Taylor.

2a Illinois Artillery, Battery L, Capt. William H. Bolton.

2d Missouri Capt. Charles Mann.

7th Ohio Battery, Capt. Silas A. Burnap.

15th Ohio Battery,Capt. Edward Spear, jr.

* Brigade organization not indicated in original return.

+ Afterward 10 B R—VOL XVII, PT

own as the Sixty-sixth Mlinois.

40th Illinois, Lieut. Col. James W. Boothe. 55th Illinois, Col. David Stuart. 6th Iowa, Lieut. Col. John M. Corse. 6th Missouri, Lieut. Col. James H. Blood. 8th Missouri, Lieut. Col. Giles A. Smith. 46th Ohio, Col. Thomas Worthington. 48th Ohio, Col. Peter J. Sullivan. 53d Ohio, Col. Wells S. Jones. 54th Ohio, Col. T. Kilby Smith. 57th Ohio, Col. William Mungen. 70th Ohio, Col. Joseph R. Cockerill. 72d Ohio, Col. Ralph P. Buckland. 77th Ohio, Col. Jesse Hildebrand. 4th Illinois Cavalry (eight companies), Maj. William L. Gibson. 6th Illinois Cavalry (five companies), Col. Benjamin H. Grierson. 11th Illinois Cavalry (four companies), Maj. Lucien H. Kerr. 1st Dlinois Artillery, Battery A, Capt. Peter P. Wood.

lst. Illinois Artillery, Battery B, Capt. Samuel E. Barrett.

1st Illinois Artillery, Battery E, Capt. Allen C. Waterhouse.

1st Illinois Artillery, Battery F, Capt. John T. Cheney.

1st Illinois Artillery, Battery H, Capt. Axel Silfversparre.

1st Illinois Artillery, Battery I, Capt. Edward Bouton.

2d Illinois Artillery, Battery K, Capt. Benjamin F. Rodgers. ;

Independent Mlinois Battery, Capt. William Cogswell.

6th Indiana Battery, Capt. Michael Mueller.

1st Michigan Artillery, Battery H, Lieut. Theo. W. Lockwood.

8th Ohio Battery, Capt. Charles H. Schmidt.

54th J]linois, Col. Thomas W. Harris. 62d Illinois, Col. James M. True. 34th Indiana, Company F, Capt. Robert B. Jones. 1st Kansas, Col. George W. Deitzler. 5th Missouri, Company F, Lieut. John E. Hensler. 12th Wisconsin, Col. George E. Bryant. 13th Wisconsin, Co]. Maurice Maloney. 15th Wisconsin, Companies G and I, Capt. John A. Gordon. 15th and 16th U. S. Infantry (detachments), Maj. John R. Edie.

Cavalry. 2d Illinois Cavalry, Lieut. Col. Harvey

6th Illinois Cavalry, Maj. William L. Caldwell.

Company E, Illinois Cavalry, Capt. William D. Hutchens. ~

2d Illinois Artillery, Battery G, Capt. Frederick Sparrestrom.

2d Illinois Artillery, Battery H, Capt. Andrew Stenbeck.

lst Michigan, Battery H (one section), Capt. Samuel De Golyer.

7th Wisconsin Battery, Capt. Richard R. Griffith.

63d Illinois, Col. Francis Moro. 71st Illinois, Col. Othniel Gilbert.

Ist Illinois Artillery, Battery K, Capt. Jason B. Smith.’ agus B

6th Illinois Cavalry, Companies B and M. 2d Mlinois Artillery, Battery C, Capt.

James P. Flood.

4th Ohio Independent Cavalry Company, Capt. John 8. Foster.

14th Mascon’, Lieut. Col. Lyman M. Ford’s cavalry (one company), Capt. WillWard. 12th Illinois Cavalry, Company B, Capt. Franklin T. Gilbert. 5th Iowa QOavalry, Lt. Col. M. T. Patrick.

iam Ford. Engineer Regiment of the West, Col. Josiah W. Bissell.

* Headquarters at Columbus, Ky.

ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Brig. Gen. WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS. FIRST DIVISION.”

10th Illinois, Col. Jchn Tillson. Yates Sharpshooters, Maj. Frederi – 16th Illinois, Capt. Charles Petri. Mattessh! ob d eke 22d Illinois, Maj. Francis Swanwick. Ist Illinois Artillery, Battery C, Capt. 27th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Jonathan R. Miles. Charles Houghtaling.

42d Illinois, Lieut, Col. Charles Northrop. 1st Missouri Artillery, Battery G, (apt. 51st Illinois, Col. Luther P. Bradley. Henry Hescock.

60th Illinois, Col. Silas C. Toler. 1st Missouri Artillery, Battery M, Lieut.

10th Michigan, Col. Charles M. Lum. Junius W. MacMurray. 14th Michigan, Col. Robert P. Sinclair. 10th Wisconsin Battery, Capt. Yates V. Beebe.

SECOND DIVISION.t+ Brig..Gen. Davin 8S. STANLEY.

First Brigade. Second Brigade. Cel. J. L. Kirpy SMItu. Col. RoBERT C. Murpuy. 27th Ohio, Maj. Zeph. 8. Spaulding. 26th Dlinois, Col. John M. Loomis, 39th Ohio, Col. Alfred W. Gilbert. 5th Minnesota, Col. Rudolph Von Bor43d Ohio, Lieut. Col. Wager Swayne. gersode. 63d Ohio, Col. John W. Sprague. 11th Missouri, Col. Joseph A. Mower.

3d Michigan Battery, Lieut.CarlA.Lam- 8th Wisconsin, Lieut. Col. George W.

berg. Robbins. 2a U. 8. Artillery, Battery F, Capt. Thomas D. Maurice.

THIRD DIVISION. } Brig. Gen. CHARLES S. HAMILTON.

First Brigade. Second Brigade.

Brig. Gen. N. B. BuFORD. Brig. Gen. J. C. SULLIVAN. 48th Indiana, Col. Norman Eddy. 56th Illinois, Col. William R. Brown. 59th Indiana, Col. Jesse I. Alexander. 10th Iowa, Col. Nicholas Perczel.

5th Iowa, Lieut. Col. Charles L. Matthies. 17th Iowa, Col. John W. Rankin. 4th Minnesota, Col. John B. Sanborn. 10th Missouri, Col. Samuel A. Holmes. 26th Missouri, Gol. George B. Boomer. 80th Ohio, Col. Ephraim R. Eckley.

11th Ohio Battery, Capt. Frank C. Sands. Capt. Henry Hopkins’ (Kansas) Battery. 1st Missouri Artillery, Battery I, Capt. William A. Pile. FOURTH DIVISION.§ Brig. Gen. JEFF. C. DAVIS.

21st Illinois, Col. John W. 8S. Alexander. 8th Kansas, Lieut. Col. John A. Martin.

25th Illinois, Maj. Richard H. Nodine. 15th Wisconsin, Col. Hans’C. Heg. 35th Illinois, Lieut. Col. William P., 2d Minnesota Battery, Capt. William A. Chandler. Hotchkiss.

38th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Mortimer O.Kean. 5th Wisconsin Battery, Capt. Oscar F.

59th Illinois, Col. P. Sidney Post. Pinney.

22d Indiana, Col. Michael Gooding. 8th Bygcones Battery, Capt. Stephen J. arpenter.

*At Cherokee Station, Ala. Brigades not indicated on original return. + Clear Creek, Miss.

§ Near Jacinto, Miss.

36th Dlinois, Col N. Greusel. 2d Michigan Cavalry, Col. Philip H. 44th Dlinois, Col. Charles Knobelsdorff. Sheridan. y 47th Illinois, Col. John Bryner. 3d Michigan Cavalry, Co]. John K. Miz2d Missouri, Col. Frederick Schaefer. ner. 24 Missouri, U.S. R. C., Lieut. Col. Her- 1st Missouri Cavalry, Company F, Capt. man Zakrzewski. James Clifford. 15th Missouri, Col. Francis J. Joliat. 5th Missouri Cavalry, Company C, Capt. 7th Dlinois Cavalry, Maj. Horatio C. Albert Borcherdt. Nelson, 2d Illinois Artillery, Battery I, Capt. 2d Iowa Cavalry, Lieut. Col. Edward Charles M. Barnett. Hatch 2d Iowa Battery, Capt. Nelson T. Spoor.

atch. r 7th Kansas Cavalry, Col. Albert L. Lee. 6th Wisegua Battery, Capt. Henry Dilon.

In charge of siege guns. First U. 8. Infantry, Capt. George A. Williams.

CoRINTH, MIss, August 1, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK:

It is now almost an absolute certainty that there is but a small force in front of us, most having gone eastward. Bolivar seems to be the most important point to guard and retain troops here to re-enforce Buell if necessary. I would suggest driving the rebels toward Columbus as far as possible preparatory to leaving Corinth with a small garrison.

U. 8S. GRANT, Major-General.

ROSECRANS’ HEADQUARTERS, August 1, 1862. Major-General GRANT:

Dispatch from Buell; believes not more than two regiments of infantry, brigade of cavalry, and battery at Moulton. Thinks garrison of Decatur not safe; would be made so by a brigade at Courtland. Gives no reasons for holding thatroad. Morgan has no reliable information, but reports continue to indicate considerable force at Moulton; says commandant at Courtland is informed by cavalry of a force 7 miles from there; strength and kind of troops not stated. Lightning prevents using wires to get answer about this. Granger telegraphed last night from Rienzi all troops have left Tupelo except Price, with 20,000 men; gone east by rail; baggage and artillery by Tuscaloosa toward Rome. Means heavy attack on Buell or Richmond.

W. S. ROSECRANS, Brigadier- General.

StEAM-RAM SWITZERLAND, Off Helena, Ark., August 1, 1862. JAMES BROOKS, Special Quartermaster, &c.: DEAR Sir: [ arrived at this place last night with my fleet, in company with the whole gunboat squadron. We were compelled to move north, owing to the crippled condition of our fleet from so large a proportion of our crews being disabled by

sickness. I am happy to state that the movements of the boats have exerted a salutary effect upon the health of the men.

Another reason that influenced me in creating a necessity to do something was the want of subsistence supplies. My fleet was reduced very low indeed for provisions, owing to the supplies sent for not having arrived. I am glad to say that I found them waiting us here. I find myself often. limited in the extent and usefulness of my operations from the want of one stronger and better protected boat than any I now have in my fleet. I wish that you would see the honorable Secretary of War and set this matter before him, and if possible obtain his authority to build one strong, heavy iron-plated gunboat and ram for my command, so that I could at all times act efficiently and independently when the service required it, without being under the necessity of applying for co-operation, which when granted comes so slow that it is too late to be effective. A boat for my service must be fast as well as strong, and should not draw more than 7 feet of water—less, if possible. In my opinion the usefulness of such a boat, if properly applied to the service for which it is intended, would well justify the expense to the Government.

I would also suggest that the stern-wheel boats of my fleet, upon which the Government has not been put to much expense, could be employed to very great advantage as tow-boats and for transportation purposes or to carry the mails; being partially protected, they can pass points where boats entirely unprotected could not be expected to venture.

Your very obedient servant, ALFRED W. ELLET,

Lieutenant-Oolonel, Commanding Ram Fleet.