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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.