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PART III.-VOL. XXIV.
CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO
OPERATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE
(AND THOSE IN ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA CONNECTED
WITH THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG) FROM JANUARY 20
TO AUGUST 10, 1863.
UNION CORRESPONDENCCE, ETC.
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,
No. 6. Memphis, Tenn., January 20, 1863.
In General Orders, No. 14, from these headquarters, of date Holly
Springs, Miss., December 22, 1862, dividing the troops of this depart-
ment into four army corps,* the following changes are hereby made:
I. The First Division, Brig. Gen. J. W. Denver commanding, and the
Fourth Division, Brig. Gen. J. G. Lauman commanding, will hereafter
constitute a part of the Sixteenth Army Corps.
II. The Sixth Division, Brig. Gen. J. McArthur commanding, and the
Seventh Division, Brig. Gen. I. F. Quinby commanding, will hereafter
constitute a part of the Seventeenth Army Corps.
By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant:
JNO. A. RAWLINS,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,
No. 7. Memphis, Tenn., January 20, 1863.
I. All trading, trafficking, or the landing of boats at points south of
Memphis other than at military posts, or points guarded by the navy,
is positively prohibited.
II. All officers of boats violating this order will be arrested and placed
in close confinement. The boats and cargoes, unless the property of the
Government, will be turned over to the quartermaster's department,
for the benefit of the Government.
III. All officers of the army passing up and down the river are di-
rected to report all violations of this order, together with the names of
the boats, place, and date, to the first military post on their route and
to the commanding officer at the end of their route.
IV. The navy is respectfully requested to co-operate in the enforce-
ment of this order.
By order of Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant:
JNO. A. RAWLINS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.* See Series I, Vol. XVII, Part II, p. 481.
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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 24, In Three Parts. Part 3, Correspondence, etc., book, 1889; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154593/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.