C. H. Dyer to Frederick Steele, September 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. GENERAL: I am directed by the brigadier-general commanding to say to you that it has been intimated to General…
Major General Frederick Steele was an American military officer who served in the Army in the Mexican-American War, Yuma War, and American Civil War. He is most noted for capturing the Arkansas state capitol at Little Rock in 1863, escaping the besieged riverport city of Camden through successful deception tactics, and repulsing an attack by Confederate forces under generals Kirby Smith and Sterling Price at Jenkins' Ferry in 1864.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 1, 1864. GENERAL: I am directed by the brigadier-general commanding to say to you that it has been intimated to General…
Saint Charles, Ark. Saint Charles, Ark., September 5, 1864. Maj. Gen. F. STEELE, Commanding Department of Arkansas: GENERAL: I have the honor to report the arrival of my command here.…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE FRONTIER, Fort Smith, Ark., September 8, 1864. Maj. Gen. F. STEELE, Commanding Department of Arkansas : Srr: This is the first time for the last three…