The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 520
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LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
BRASHEAR, August 2, 1864.
(Received 4.20 p. m.)
Maj. GEORGE B. DRAKE,
Assistant Adjutant-General:
I sent a party up as far as Pattersonville to-day, and the best infor-
mation they could get was that more of the enemy's forces on the Teche
had crossed the lake and gone to La Fourche.
C. L. HARRIS,
Colonel, Commanding Post.
]IDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MIISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, La., August 2, 1864.
Brig. Gen. ,GEORGE H. GORDON,
Comdg. U. S. Forces at White River,
or en route from there to Mlorganza, La. :
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to inform you
that the rebel force recently in front of Morganza has been withdrawn,
and is now movin g eastward with the ostensible purpose either of crossing
the Mississippi or moving north to join Price. Should the latter be the
case, you will please, if the necessity in your opinion exists, to remain
at White River for the purpose of protecting General Steele's line of
communication until the danger has passed, or at least until General
Washburn has relieved you by a sufficient force. Should it be the
intention of the enemy to cross the Mississippi you will please to use
the force under your command, while en route to Morganza, to the best
possible advantage, wherever the opportunity should present itself. It
may be desirable for you in that case to act in conjunction with Gen-
eral Slocum, commanding District of Vicksburg, but at this distance
from the scene of operations no definite instructions can be given you,
and the commanding general feels confident that your own discretion
and sound judgment will produce the desired results. Whenever you
can afford the navy effective assistance in its operations against tWese.
'movements of the enemy you will be pleased to do so.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. T. CHRISTENSEN,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
DEVALL'S BLUFF, August 2, 1864.
Major-General STEELE,
Little Rock:
On Friday last a.rebel soldier told a citizen living ten miles from
here that Shelby was going to move down on the east side of White
River and that McCray was coming down by Searcy. The rebels are
getting rather thick in the neighborhood of Searcy. Expect my scout
to Augusta to return this evening. Can march 1,200 cavalry strong
from here at an hour's notice, taking all effective here.
C. C. ANDREWS,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.520
[CHAP. LIM.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., book, 1893; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145054/m1/520/?q=McCray: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.