Letter
Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 17, 1862
Washington, October 17, 1862.
Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Jackson, Tenn. : What is the condition of affairs in your department? Am anxious to know, as Governor Johnson and General Curtis are asking for more
troops. H. W. HALLECK, General-in- Chief.
JACKSON, TENN., October 17, 1862â8.15 p. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Chief:
My effective force is 48,500, exclusive of extra-duty men, located as follows: Four thousand eight hundred in Kentucky and Illinois, 7,000 in Memphis, 19,200 from Union City south, besides Corinth forcesâ latter 17,500. Another attack is soon inevitable. Re-enforcemeuts necessary to keep up the confidence of our men as well as to give sufficient strength to meet the enemy. The enemy are largely re-enforced.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: General Ulysses S. Grant reports troop strength and urgent need for reinforcements in Tennessee to General Halleck amid imminent Confederate attacks in 1862.
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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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