Letter
William S. Rosecrans to Brigadier-General MORGAN, July 27, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
July 27, 1862.
July 27, 1862. Brigadier-General MORGAN: I observe by your dispatch to General Elliott that you are pushing your corps eastward, but in your dispatch to me you do not state, so explicitly as I could wish, your grounds. You will observe that your original instructions about relieving General Thomas have been so far modified that you are desired to send your troops only as far east as you can successfully cover and use the railroad. The principle of our movement is that the railroad is made subservient to us, not our forces to the railroad. Send me some sketch of the country. Two hundred and seventeen sick and 50 wagon loads of stuff of your division go by train east this morning.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Brigadier-General, U. 8. Army.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Summary: W. S. Rosecrans instructs Brigadier-General Morgan to limit troop movements eastward to areas effectively covered and supported by the railroad, emphasizing strategic use of transportation.
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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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