Letter
William T. Sherman to A. G. Hall, September 10, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans, September 10, 1864.
Lieut. Col. A. G. HALL, Fort Pike:
You will make an expedition up Pearl River after the jayhawkers you speak of in your dispatch of to-day.t he navy has been requested to co-operate.
By order of Brigadier-General Sherman:
FREDERIC SPEED,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
* See dispatch (received 7.30 p. m.), Part I, p. 747.
t See Part I, p. 758.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
* See dispatch (received 7.30 p. m.), Part I, p. 747.
t See Part I, p. 758.
Hpers. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, La., September 10, 1864.
Major-General STEELE,
Little Rock:
New Orleans, La., September 10, 1864.
Major-General STEELE,
Little Rock:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: New Orleans. Summary: Brigadier-General Sherman orders Lieutenant Colonel Hall to lead a joint army-navy expedition up Pearl River to pursue jayhawkers disrupting Union control in 1864.
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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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