CONFIDENTIAL. } WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, October 21, 1862. Ordered, That Major-General McClernand be, and he is, directed to proceed to the States of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, to organize…
Bolivar, Tenn., October 19, 1862. Colonel NOBLE, Ohief of Cavalry, Bolivar: CoLONEL: You will send out an expedition of 450 cavalry, under the command of one of your most thorough,…
Jackson, October 24, 1862. Respectfully forwarded to Headquarters of the Army for the information of the general-in-chief, embodying as it does a policy, which I approve but have given no…
Memphis, October 18, 1862. Maj. JoHN A. RAWLINS, , Assistant Adjutant-General, Jackson, Miss. : DEAB Sir: I am this moment in receipt of the generals letter of the 11th. From…
Washington, October 17, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Jackson, Tenn. : What is the condition of affairs in your department? Am anxious to know, as Governor Johnson and General…
Jackson, October 16, 1862. Maj. Gen. J. B. MOPHERSON, Commanding Bolivar, Tenn. : It will be necessary to keep a vigilant lookout to the front and right flank in direction…
ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, October 13, 1862. October 13, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Jackson: General McPherson arrived lastnight. No signs of an enemy. Pushed cavalry 17 miies on the Oxford road; nothing but…
ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, October 12, 1862. October 12, 1862. Major RAWLINS: Your orders in reference to McPherson and his troops duly received, and will be carried into effect on the arrival…
Memphis, October 9, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, Jackson, Tenn.: DEAR GENERAL: You can well understand how glad I was to hear of the successes about Corinth, Chewalia, and…
Ripley, Miss., October 9, 1862. CoMMANDING OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF RIPLEY, MISS.: The following instructions are given for your guidance, viz: Establish your office and appoint an active and…