Dispatch
William S. Rosecrans to Elliott, July 1, 1862
CORINTH
CORINTH, July 1, 1862.
General ELLIoTT: Sheridan’s dispatches received. Asboth must at once re-enforce Sheridan with a good regiment and a battery. Your detail and orders to Asboth are correct. Direct him further, in case this is anything more than a cavalry affair, to prepare to send away all his baggage. In case a strong advance is made on us, we will withdraw them from Rienzi. Send with all dispatch for Hamilton to return. Advise him of the movements.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: CORINTH. Summary: W. S. Rosecrans instructs General Elliott to reinforce Sheridan with troops and artillery, prepare for a possible withdrawal from Rienzi, and recall Hamilton amid escalating military movements in 1862.
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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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