Letter
Washington L. Elliott to Alexander S. Asboth, June 23, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
June 23, 1862.
June 23, 1862. General ASBOTH, Rienzi, Miss. : You are informed by mail to-day that General Davis’ division was at Jacinto and a regiment and battery ordered to Danville. The telegram from General Halleck to General Rosecrans would have been sent you if the line had been in working order. A scout, has been ordered from Corinth in the direction of Kossuth and Ripley, so General Rosecrans has been informed.
W. L. ELLIOTT,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.
Hpgrs. FirtH DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Hpgrs. FirtH DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: Brigadier General W. L. Elliott informs General Asboth of troop movements, communication issues, and reconnaissance orders within the Army of the Mississippi during June 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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