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Unknown to Martin L. Smith, September 6, 1861
CAIRO, ILL. CAIRO, ILL., September 6, 1861. Col. M. L. SMITH, Comdg. Eighth Regiment Missouri Vols.: Without leaving the steamer you are now on, you will proceed at once to…
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Letters about Civil War
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F.K. Zollicoffer to Albert S. Johnston, September 16, 1861
KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE, September 16, 1861. General A. S. JOHNSTON, Memphis, Tenn. : SIR: On the 10th instant I apprised Adjutant-General Cooper that I expected on the 12th to have three…
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Albert S. Johnston to Simon B. Buckner, September 14, 1861
Richmond Richmond, September 14, 1861. General S. B. BucKNER, Nashville, Tenn. : Your several telegraphs received. A dispatch from the President to Governor Harris yesterday will inform you of his…
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Unknown to Polk, September 13, 1861
COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, September 13, 1861. General POLK: The undersigned, at the request of many friends interested in the protection of Southern rights in the State of Kentucky, visit you at…
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L. Polk to Zollicoffer, September 14, 1861
Richmond Richmond, September 14, 1861. General ZOLLICOFFER, Knoxville, Tenn. : . Your letter of 10th received.* “The military eonsiderations elearly indicate the forward movement which you propose. The politieal condition…
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F.K. Zollicoffer to Samuel Cooper, September 13, 1861
NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, September 13, 1861. General S. COOPER, Adjutant-General C. S. A.: After consultation with the Tennessee commissioners to Frankfort, and with prominent citizens of Kentucky, I unhesitatingly advise that…
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Unknown to Harris, September 5, 1861
Richmond Richmond, September 5, 1861. Governor HARRIS, Nashville, Tenn. : General Polk has been ordered to direct the prompt withdrawal of the forces under General Pillow from Kentucky. The movement…
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L. Polk to Polk, September 5, 1861
Richmond Richmond, September 5, 1861. General POLK: Will you give a reason for General Pillow’s movement? L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War. CITY OF COLUMBUS, September 5, 1861. Major-General POLK,…
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Unknown to Polk, September 4, 1861
Richmond Richmond, September 4, 1861. General POLK : The necessity justifies the action.
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L. Polk to Leonidas Polk, September 3, 1861
COLUMBUS, KY. COLUMBUS, KY., September 3, 1861. General POLK: 3 Between 1,500 and 2,000; loaded wagons; horses and artillery, light caliber; no fortifications yet; one of the steamers gone up…