Letter
William R. Boggs to E. Surget, September 5, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., September 5, 1863.
Maj. E. SURGET, Assistant Adjutant-General :
Mayor: Your letter of the 3d instant, dated 12 p. m., has been received. Lieutenant-General Smith directs that if Major’s brigade be sufficiently near to be of service, that Major-General Taylor shall deflect it from its course, to be used in his operations in the direction of Fort Beauregard.
When the necessity of its service there is no longer needed, it will resume its march to this place.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. R. BOGGS,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: Brigadier General W. R. Boggs instructs Major E. Surget to have Major-General Taylor temporarily redirect a brigade to support operations near Fort Beauregard before resuming its march to Shreveport.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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