Dispatch
William S. Rosecrans to Clinton B. Fisk, September 2, 1864
Saint Louis
Saint Louis, September 2, 1864.
General FIsk:
A man named Gilstrap is reported to be in Howard and Randolph under the pretense of being a recruiting officer, committing depredations and abusing the people. Let Colonel Forbes investigate the case and put a stop to it.
By order of General Rosecrans:
EDW. McK. HUDSON,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
SAINT JOSEPH, September 2, 1864.
Major-General ROSECRANS:
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
SAINT JOSEPH, September 2, 1864.
Major-General ROSECRANS:
Will it be practicable for you to send 500 mounted and well-armed
men to Jefferson City to cross this district for ten days' campaign
against the guerrillas in Boone and Howard? If so, what time can
they come to this side? I will make dispositions to concentrate all the
men to Jefferson City to cross this district for ten days' campaign
against the guerrillas in Boone and Howard? If so, what time can
they come to this side? I will make dispositions to concentrate all the
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis. Summary: General Rosecrans orders an investigation into Gilstrap's fraudulent recruiting and authorizes a request for 500 mounted troops to conduct a ten-day anti-guerrilla campaign in Missouri.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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