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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 124 (search)
k to have substituted,in the place of my report of that action of date of November nineteenth, 1861, made to General S. Williams, Assistant Adjutant-General to the General-in-Chief. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. June 27, 1866. Referred to the Adjutant-General for publication, with the accompanying report. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. headquarters District Soute-East Missouri, Cairo, ill, November 17, 1861. General: The following order was received from Headquarters Western Department: St. Louis, November 1, 1861. General Grant, Commanding at Cairo: You are hereby directed to hold your whole command ready to march at an hour's notice, until further orders, and you will take particular care to be amply supplied with transportation and ammunition. You are also directed to make demonstrations with your troops along both sides of the river toward Charleston, Norfolk, and Blandvi