Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Asbotu, June 26, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
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 com- mand will return from Rienzi upon the arrival of the left wing, Genera C. 8. Hainilton.
By order of General Rosecrans:
W. L. ELLIOTT,
Brigadier-General and Ohief of Staff.
June 26, 1862.
General JEFFERSON O. DAVIS, Jacinto, Miss.:
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
days' rations in their haversacks, two days' rations and extra ammunition to follow by the train; 40 rounds ammunition per man in cartridgeboxes, 60 rounds in knapsacks. Have wagons, spades, shovels, picks.
your division to Brigadier-General Hamilton at Rienzi. The left wing
is ordered to proceed on the Holly Springs road via Ripley, with three
days' rations in their haversacks, two days' rations and extra ammunition to follow by the train; 40 rounds ammunition per man in cartridgeboxes, 60 rounds in knapsacks. Have wagons, spades, shovels, picks.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: General Rosecrans orders troop movements toward Holly Springs via Ripley, instructing General Asbotu to return certain units and General Jefferson O. Davis to report with his division for coordinated operations.
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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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