Letter
Washington L. Elliott to Alexander S. Asboth, June 26, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
June 26, 1862.
June 26, 1862. General ASBOTH : The general commanding directs that you send a regiment of infantry and battery of artillery on the Ripley road as far as Nolin’s to support a cavalry force ordered through Ripley toward Hoily Springs to threaten the flank of the enemy reported to be moving on La Grange. Should you require re-enforcements notify General Davis at Jacinto. The regiment should be a strong one and under a capable commander, and his troops have three days’ rations.
W. L. ELLIOTT,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: W. L. Elliott orders General Asboth to dispatch a strong infantry regiment and artillery battery to support cavalry near Ripley, threatening enemy flanks advancing on La Grange during the Civil War.
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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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