Samuel R. Curtis to Francis J. Herron, April 23, 1863
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 23, 1863. General HERRON, Rolla: Remain at Daylight. McNeilis safeat Cape Girardeau. The enemy, it seems to me, must fall back from Fredericktown, as I…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., April 23, 1863. General HERRON, Rolla: Remain at Daylight. McNeilis safeat Cape Girardeau. The enemy, it seems to me, must fall back from Fredericktown, as I…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Springfield, Mo., April 22, 1863. One of my scouting parties to Talbot’s Ferry reports that Price is moving up the Arkansas River. I can hardly credit this…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 22, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: I have information that some 2,000 or 3,000…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIE£R, Rolla, Mo., April 21, 1863. GENERAL: You will have the First lowa and Eighth Missouri Oavalry in readiness to move at 12 o’clock, without wagons,…
Saint Lovis, Mo. Saint Lovis, Mo., April 21, 1863. Colonel TYLER: Have the Third Iowa and the Third Missouri Cavalry and Stange’s battery put in marching order immediately, ready to…
Sant Louis, Mo. Sant Louis, Mo., April 21, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : Colonel! Smart, commanding a picket at Patterson, was approached by a large force yesterday…
Sart Louis, Mo. Sart Louis, Mo., April 20, 1863. Colonel TYLER : You stay where the depot is and protect that. The rebels are fighting for supplies. Bring the 24-pounder…
Prtot Kno Prtot Kno, April 20, 1863. General Davipson, Saint Louis : A messenger from Colonel Smart says the rebels, under Marmaduke, are fighting with about 4,000 men and artillery,…
ROLLA, Mo. ROLLA, Mo., April 20, 1863. Brig. Gen. W. W. ORME, Commanding Third Division, Army of the Frontier : GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that your division be at…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 20, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department, Saint Louis : Parties of 200 and 300 are continually passing into the southwest portion of…