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: 4
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4 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. LI.
all military command; that you were ordered to Cairo to report, by
letter, to the Adjutant-General of" the Army, but were not authorized to
assume command of that place or any other.
H. W. IIALLECK,
.Mjor- General and Chief of fSt(!f.
CAIRO, ILL., May 1, 1861-11.15 p. m.
General LEGGETT:
Telegraphic information just received is that Paducah will probably
be attacked in force in the morning. The Sunshine or some other boat
with troops must go to-night, and you should plush forward quickly all
you can.
S. A. HURLBUT,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Cairo, Ill., May 1, 1('-1.
Brig. Gen. J. W. DAVIDSON,
Consranding Cavalry Bureau, Saint Louis, Mo.
GENERAL: I am instructed by Major-General Sherman (by telegraph)
to direct that all the cavalry regiimii)ts at Saint Louis Ibelongiing to the
Sixteenth Army Corps be sent forward without any delay to MeIelll his.*
He is of the opinion that until they obtain horses they catl be ot good
service as garrison, and that the horses can follow as soon as practi-
cal)le.
You will please cause the necessary orders to be given and have the
men, both those now at Saint Louis and who may arrive, forwarded
with all l)ossible dispatch.
I again urge the controlling necessity for pushing forward horses as
soon as practicable.
I am, general, your obedient servant,
S. A. IIHURLBUT,
Maor-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, IIDQRS. SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
No. -. Cairo, Ill., May 1, 1861.
I. The troops composing the Third Division of the Sixteenth Army
Corps will rendezvous at Columbus, Ky., and will be under the comn-
mand of the senior officer present. The troops composing the First
Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, will rendezvous at Memphis, and will
in like manlier be commanded by the senior officer present.
II. For any exigency which may arise these troops will be subject to
the orders of the commanding officers of the Districts of Columbus and
Memphis, respectively, but will not be considered as garrison, nor as
having been detached from their divisions in the field.
III. All detachments from the regiments composing the First and
Third Divisions within this corps will at once be sent forward to their
respective places of rendezvous above named.
By order of Maj. G en. S. A. Hurlbut:
D. J. BENDER,
Major and Aide-de-Camp.
" See Shrman to Hurlbut, Vol. XXXII, Part III, p. 53.
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