ORs: (US) Gen. Halleck to Maj.-Gen. D. C. Buell- July 15, 1862

War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 16, Part 2, Page 151

CORINTH,
July 15, 1862.

General D. C. BUELL:
I am ordered to Washington and shall leave day after to-morrow (Thursday). Very sorry, for I can be of more use here than there. As soon as General Thomas can get up his supplies he will cross at Decatur to re-enforce you and be replaced by one of General Grant's divisions.

I abandon the road to Memphis and will keep that open to Decatur as long as you may deem it essential. Our lines must be shortened. What more can I do for you?

H. W. HALLECK