Sila G. T. Beauregard to Earl Van Dorn, June 10, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., June 10, 1862. Maj. Gen. MANSFIELD LOVELL Commanding Department No. 1, Jackson, Miss. : GENERAL: * * * You ask what are my future plans. They will depend…
Earl Van Dorn was an American Major General who started his military career as a United States Army officer and became famous for successfully leading two defenses of a Native American settlement from the Comanche. He joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out and was a major general when he was killed in a private conflict.
Tupelo, Miss., June 10, 1862. Maj. Gen. MANSFIELD LOVELL Commanding Department No. 1, Jackson, Miss. : GENERAL: * * * You ask what are my future plans. They will depend…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN DoRN, Commanding District of the Mississippi : GENERAL: I telegraphed you yesterday that dispatches from General Bragg make it almost impossible…
Tupelo, Miss., August 27, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN Dorn, Comdg. District of the Mississippi, Jackson, Miss. : GENERAL: I acknowledge with a great deal of pleasure the receipt of…
Guntown, Miss., September 9, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN Dorn, Commanding District of Mississippi : GENERAL: Major Wright has handed me your letter of the 8th instant. Iam sorry to…
Near Baldwyn, Miss., September 22, 1862. GENERAL: The army will get here to-morrow. Will be ready to move in two days, as suggested by you. Surplus arms will be sent…
Camp Little, Miss., September 23, 1862. General VAN Dorn: GENERAL : I have received your letter of the 20th instant, indicating your readiness to move. I will leave here in…