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…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Gov. JOHN J. PETTUS, Jackson County, Mississippi : GOVERNOR: The events of each day impress me more deeply with the importance of prompt action on…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN DoRN, Commanding District of the Mississippi : GENERAL: I telegraphed you yesterday that dispatches from General Bragg make it almost impossible…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Brig. Gen. THOMAS JORDAN, Chief of Staff, Chattanooga, Tenn. : GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose, for the information of the general commanding, copies…
August 3, 1862. August 3, 1862. General ARMSTRONG: GENERAL: The major-general commanding desires you to make a descent, if practicable, upon Iuka and Eastport. It is said that they are…
Se Tupelo, Miss., July 29, 1862. Brigadier-General LITTLE, Commanding Division : GENERAL: You will at once take position at Saltillo with two brigades of your division, ordering General Greenâs brigade…
Tupelo, Miss., July 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL JONES, Oomdg. Second Division, Army of the Mississippi : GENERAL: I am instructed by the major-general commanding to acquaint you that he…