STERLING PRICE, Confederate General Civil War-Date Signed Letter, Iuka 13034

  
Civil War-Date Letter Signed - preparing for the Battle of Iuka. PRICE, STERLING (1809-67) Confederate Major General; Governor of Missouri - 1853-57; U. Representative - Missouri - 1845-46; Veteran of the Mexican & Missouri Mormon Wars.

8 ½" x 10 ½", to Hon[orable] Jno. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi, informing Pettus of the disposition of troops sent to reinforce the militia shortly before the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862, resulting in Price's defeat by Union General Wiliam S. Docketed on the reverse, presumably by Governor Pettus: Gen[eral] Price writes in regard to his order to supply Militia & transmit copy of said order. H[ea]d Q[uarte]rs Dist[rict] of the Tennessee. Tupelo [Mississippi], September 5, 1862.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1. Inst[ant]; delivered to me by Brig[adier] Gen[eral] Harris, & to say that I have issued the necessary orders for the supply of the Militia that have been reported to me, with subsistence, Camp & Garrison equipage, Arms & ammunition.

A copy of these orders are enclosed for your information. Again thanking your Excellency for Your prompt attention to my request. Your ob[e]d[ien]t S[er]v[an]t. Maj[or] Gen[era]l. Com[mandin]g Dist[rict] of the Tennessee. Sound overall, with two horizontal folds; smearing of ink at the conclusion; text is unaffected by age spotting at the edges.