The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 470
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WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS.
trict of Memphis. This supply will probable continue until the 1st of
January, when it may become necessary to bring a great part of it over
the road.
I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
Major- General.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Ohief, Washington.
LA GRANGE, TENN.,
November 13, 18t2-2.15 p. m.
Colonel Lee, with cavalry, entered Holly Springs this morning, driv
ing the enemy's pickets from there and far beyond. He has taken
about 100 prisoners and killed and wounded many. Lee still in pur-
suit. The enemy are now south of the Tallahatchie. I do not deem it
advisable to move from present position until prepared to follow up any
success. Twelve additional locomotives are required to supply the army;
three at Memphis. Will you direct them ordered? Can I not have an
ordnance officer from Saint Louis ordered to Memphis ?
U. S. GRANT,
Major-General.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in- Chief.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, November 15, 1862.
Major-General GRANT, La Grange, Tenn.:
Twelve additional locomotives cannot be sent to you. They cannot
be procured without seriously deranging other lines. It is not advis-
able to put railroads in operation south of Memphis. Operations in
Northern Mississippi must be limited to rapid marches upon any col-
lected forces of the enemy, feeding as far as possible upon the country.
The enemy must be turned by a movement down the river from Mem-
phis as soon as sufficient force can be collected.
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
LA GRANGE, November 15, 1862.
Citizens south of us are leaving their homes, and negroes coming in
by wagon loads. What will I do with them? I am now having all the
cotton still standing out picked by them.
U. S. GRANT,
Major-General.
General H. W. HALLECK, Washington, D. G.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, November 16, 1862.
Major-General GRANT, La Grange, Tenn.:
The Secretary of War directs that you employ the refugee negroes
as teamsters, laborers, &c., so far as you have use for them, in the quar-470
[CHAr. XXIX.
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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 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/481/?q=%221862%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.