The
Online Archive of ORs: (CS) Message from Gen. Polk - July 1, 1863
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 23, Part 2, Page 895
ALLISONA, July 1, 1863.
General MACKALL:
General Wheeler thinks, from best authority, the river will not be fordable until to-morrow night. Railroad bridge burned. All trains and troops are on this side, except such cavalry as General Wheeler thinks will not require a bridge.
L. POLK.