Dispatch
William S. Rosecrans to Clinton B. Fisk, September 7, 1864
Saint Louis, Mo.
Saint Louis, Mo., September 7, 1864.
General Fisk, Saint Joseph, Mo.: Your dispatch to Captain Eno about proposed operations against bushwhackers in central counties received. Who directs the immediate operation? Will Douglass be ready? Find out whose fault it is that Forbes’ arms went to Saint Joseph, and, if deserved, punish. Be careful to put on this operation the character of secrecy, thoroughness, and a scrupulous regard for the rights of persons and property. Lawlessness creates bushwhackers and friends of them.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Major-General Rosecrans instructs General Fisk to clarify command, ensure readiness, investigate misdirected arms, and conduct a secret, thorough, and lawful operation against Missouri bushwhackers.
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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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