The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 61
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.--UNION.
vital injury done to our cause by'a concession which benefits a hundred
rebels where it relieves one Union man. I cannot too earnestly solicit
the attention of the Government to this subject. The effect upon our
Army and Navy cannot b)e otherwise than injurious when they see a
vast trade carried on with our enemies. This intercourse enriches a
mercenary horde, who follow in the rear of our forces, corrupting by
the worst temptations those in authority, giving aid and comfort to the
enemy, and relieving that extreme destitution of the insurgent popula-
tion which would otherwise operate as a powerful inducement toward
the restoration of tranquillity and order. I am now on my way to Little
Rock, by way of White River, and expect to reach New Orleans on or
about the 15th of next month.
Very respectfully,
I). E. SICKLES,
Major- General.
MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON, FLAG-SHIP BLACK HAWK,
Mound City, May 31, 1864.
Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY,
Commanding Military ;Divtision of West Mississippi:
GENERAL: I have just received the inclosed telegram from Paducah:
Information, which appears to be reliable, has been received that
Forrest is attempting to cut off Sherman's communications, and unless
a force (A. J. Smith or some one else) is sent up here, he may succeed.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
DAVID 1). PORTER,
Rear-Admiral.
[Inclosure.]
MAY 31, 1864.
Rear-Admiral D. D. PORTER,
Mound City :
The commander of the post has reliable information that Forrest is
at Corinth with a heavy force. Buford this side with a brigade. Rail-
road working to Corinth and being repaired to Jackson.
A. F. O'NEIL,
Lieutenant, Commanding Paw Paw.
GENERAL ORDERS, U. S. MissIssIPPI SQUADRON,
! FLAG-SHIP BLACK HAWK,
No. 209. ) Mound City, Ill., May 31, 1864.
General Washburn has issued the following order in relation to the
illicit trade on this river, which has so long been tolerated and fostered
by officers commanding military posts and Treasury agents, and by
which the war on the border of the Mississippi River has been much
prolonged :*
I agree fully with General Washburn in all he says, and am glad to
see that at last there may be some hopes of destroying the system of
trade with the rebels, which, if continued, this war must be carried on
indefinitely.
General Washburn speaks in his general order of the "farce of land-
ing goods under the surveillance of the gun-boats." If there has been
such a "farce" enacted, it has been contrary to my orders, as the gun-
* For General Orders, No. 4 (here onitted), see p. 27.Cne:.' LI.]
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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 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., book, 1892; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154636/m1/61/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.