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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: December 9, 1862 - March 31, 1863 - Vol. 7

By: John Y. Simon; Ulysses S. Grant | Book details

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same day, Smith telegraphed to USG. "If I send four Regts to Sullivan cant send back for ammunition & camp equipage left at Coldwater as I have but one Reg left to take charge of four batteries" Telegram received, ibid., RG 94, War Records Office, Dept. of the Tenn.


To Brig. Gen. John E. Smith

Holly Springs Mis Dec 26 1862

BRIG GENL J E SMITH
DAVIS MILLS

Send one Brigade of your command to Moscow leaving one Regiment between LaGrange and Moscow. Instructions will be sent for the repairs to the road. They should start the Mill at Moscow and gather all the forage and supplies possible. Send with this Brigade such portions of the Pioneer Corps 1 formed by Gen Ross as you have with you

U S GRANT
Maj Genl

Copies, DLC-USG, V, 18, 30; DNA, RG 393, Dept. of the Tenn., Letters Sent. O. R., I, xvii, part 2, 492. On Dec. 26, 1862, USG telegraphed to Brig. Gen. John E. Smith. "By Courier from La Grange orders to move Brigade to Moscow Countermanded" Copies, DLC-USG, V, 18, 30; DNA, RG 393, Dept. of the Tenn., Letters Sent.

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On Dec. 12, George G. Pride, Abbeville, wrote to USG. "Will it not be a good plan to furnish immediately to each Division of this Army a supply of framing tools for Pioneer Corps & from each division can be found Mechanics say to the number of seven hundred & fifty (750) which can be temporarily be organized under command of a Commissioned Mechanic or Engineer Each Division shall have the tools with them in hands of Quarter Master of division By this means as we move on each division when quitting can do whatever work is before them: The Engineer Regt is very good in name but not over one third
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are fit to handle tools. If this meets your views please issue the necessary orders to the divisions & I will make up a memorandum of tools for Col Reynolds to order immediately with these arrangements we could have been at Oxford three days since I think we can finish here by the time we can get the cars to the River probably on Tuesday Please answer" Telegram received, ibid., Tele- grams Received. On Dec. 13, Lt. Col. John A. Rawlins issued Special Orders No. 22, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tenn., detaching 150 men from each division to form a "Pioneer Corps." DS, ibid., RG 94, Dept. of the Tenn., Special Orders; copies, DLC-USG, V, 26, 27, 91; (printed) Oglesby Papers, IHi.

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