Memphis, Tenn., September 4, 1862. Col. J. CO. KELTON, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Headquarters of the Army: DEAR COLONEL: Please acknowledge to the major-general commanding the receipt by me of his…
Corinth, Miss., September 4, 1862. General JoHN A. LOGAN: If not already you will soon have a force from Shermanâs command in supporting distance of you. Be as quiet as…
GENERAL GRANTâS HEADQUARTERS, September 4, 1862. September 4, 1862â3.15 p. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Chief: I am hurrying Granger all practicable. Your dispatch was explained by one from…
Washington, September 3, 1862. Brigadier-General QUINBY, Columbus, Hy. : I can give you no additional troops at present. All are required in East Kentucky. H. W. HALLECK ate General-in- Chief.…
GENERAL GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS, September 3, 1862. September 3, 1862—12 m. (Via Cairo, IL, 3 p. m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Generalin-Chié : Your dispatch for troops to go to…
Jackson, Tenn., September 2, 1862. General JoHN A. LOGAN, Cairo: Re-enforcements have been sent. The enemy are still in check. R. R. TOWNES, Assistant Adjutant-General. CoLuMBUS, Ky., Via Cairo, Ill.,…
Trenton, Tenn., September 2, 1862. Capt. M. ROCHESTER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Columbus, Ky. : CAPTAIN: There is no doubt but there is a large force of rebel infantry and artillery south…
Trenton, Tenn., September 1, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. 8S. GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : The rebel force that crossed the Hatchie at Brownsville camped at Poplar Corners, on Forked Deer River,…
GENERAL GRANTâS HEADQUARTERS, September 1, 1862. September 1, 1862â5.30 p. m. General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : I am weak and threatened with present forces from Humboldt to Bolivar, and…
Washington, August 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : Could you send any more troops into Tennessee or Kentucky, east of the Cumberland, without risking your own positions ; if…