Letter
Washington L. Elliott to Alexander S. Asboth, July 5, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
July 5, 1862.
July 5, 1862. General ASBOTH, Rienzi: The general commanding directs that you hold your command in readiness for a move, with three days’ cooked rations, two in haversacks and one in wagons; that you inspect and report upon the condition of your command for a move if ordered.
W. L. ELLIOTT,
brigadier-Generat and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier General W. L. Elliott instructs General Asboth to prepare his command with three days' rations and report readiness for a potential military movement during the Civil War.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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