HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. General GRANT: GENERAL: I send accompanying telegrams from Colonel Sheridan, giving information of the movements of rebels and his…
Trenton, Tenn. Trenton, Tenn., July 29, 1862. Capt. M. ROCHESTER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Oolumbus, Ky. : CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following report of the movements of troops…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, July 28, 1862. No. 65. Corinth, Miss., July 28, 1862. I. Hereafter no passes will be given to citizens of States in…
JACKSON JACKSON, July 28, 1862. Major-General MOCLERNAND, Bolivar, Tenn.: Colonel Bryant is in pursuit of the enemy and will camp at Poplar Corners to-night. Where shall I order him ?…
CoRINTH CoRINTH, July 28, 1862. General Logan: What was extent of damage done the road? How far north of Jackson? What force was supposed to be engaged? Did we lose…
CoRINTH CoRINTH, July 28, 1862. General LOGAN, Jackson : Have we any force now at the burning bridge? Keep a sharp lookout for rebel forces, and if they are needed…
HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT, July 28, 1862. General GRANT: We have been expecting an attack here all day. Rebels burned trestlework 5 miles below here at 11 o’clock this morning. Forces in…
ForT HEIMAN ForT HEIMAN, July 27, 1862. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL : Last night I received the following dispatch, viz: W. W. LOwE, Commanding Fort Henry: I have just received a communication…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 27, 1862. July 27, 1862. Brigadier-General MORGAN: I observe by your dispatch to General Elliott that you are pushing your corps eastward, but in…
BOLIVAR BOLIVAR, July 27, 1862. General MCCLERNAND: I misunderstood Dollins’ messenger. The facts are as follows: The ferry-boats at Brownsville, Estanaula, and at the steam-mill ferry are destroyed. Dollins’ skirmish…