Guntown, Miss., August 10, 1862. Maj. THomas L. SNEAD, Assistant Adjutant-General, District of the Tennessee: MaJsor: Pursuant to instructions I have established my headquarters at this place, and have nearly…
Tupelo, Miss., August 9, 1862. GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA: GOVERNOR: I have the honor to state that I have been compelled, in view of resuming offensive operations, immediately to withdraw the…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 8, 1862. General 8. CooPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, O. S. Army: GENERAL: I regard it my duty to submit the following for…
Tupelo, Miss., August 7, 1862. Col. W. H. Moore, . Comdg. Forty-third Mississippi Regiment, Gainesville, Miss. : CoLONEL: You will move your regiment at once to Tupelo. The trains will…
August 7, 1862. August 7, 1862. Colonel FALKNER, Commanding Partisan Rangers: CoLoNEL: The major-general commanding directs me to say in reply to your questions thatâ is i st. You will…
Tupelo, Miss., August 6, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: I have the honor to inform you that when I assumed command of the Army of the West…
Lupelo, Miss., August 6, 1862. CAPTAIN: The major-general commanding directs me to say that he submits it altogether to your discretion whether you make the attempt to capture General Grant…
Tupelo, Miss., August 5, 1862. Col. JOHN ADAMS, Commanding Post, Columbus, Miss. : COLONEL: The major-general commanding wishes all the troops at Columbus that can be possibly spared from garrison…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Brigadier-General ARMSTRONG : GENERAL: Dispatches from Captain Kitchen are to the effect that some 4,000 of the enemy have just been moved to Iuka. This,…
Tupelo, Miss., July 31, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN DoRN, Comdg. District of the Mississippi, Vicksburg, Miss. : GENERAL: Official dispatches from General Armstrong and the reports of scouts and…