Letter

W. L. Elliott to Headquarters Army Of The Mississippi, June 26, 1862

June 26, 1862.

June 26, 1862. General AsBOTU, Rienzi, Miss. : The left. wing of this army is ordered to proceed on the Holly Springs mad via Ripley. The regiment and battery ordered from your com36 WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS. [Cuap. XXIX

mand will return from Rienzi upon the arrival of the left wing, Genera C. 8. Hainilton.

By order of General Rosecrans:

Brigadier-General and Ohief of Staff.

June 26, 1862.

General JEFFERSON O. DAVIS, Jacinto, Miss.:

The commanding general directs that you report to-morrow with

your division to Brigadier-General Hamilton at Rienzi. The left wing

is ordered to proceed on the Holly Springs road via Ripley, with three

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier-General W. L. Elliott orders the left wing of the Army of the Mississippi to advance via Holly Springs and directs General Jefferson O. Davis to report to Brigadier-General Hamilton at Rienzi.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1 View original source ↗