Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Stephen Augustus Hurlbut

Letter written near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant, commander of the Army and Department of the Tennessee, writes to General Hurlbut. Grant sends Colonel Dicky, commanding a cavalry division, to report to Hurlbut. Grant plans for Hurlbut's cavalry to cooperate with other cavalry forces stationed on the Yazoo River in Yazoo City and Liverpool Heights, Mississippi. He intends for Hurlbut's cavalry to destroy a bridge over the Tallahatchie River. Mentions the coordination of other forces, with the objective of destroying railroads and bridges surrounding Vicksburg. Also coordinates troops in relation to the Yalobusha River and Big Black River. He informs Hurlbut of Union General Cadwallader Colden Washburn's movement, and writes that the troops on the expedition "should be instructed to keep well together and let marauding alone for once..." He regrets that the expedition Hurlbut had previously prepared for was not permitted to go. He states that [Grierson] (possibly General Benjamin Henry Grierson) is better qualified to command the current expedition than Lee or Mizner (possibly General Albert Lindley Lee and Colonel John K. Mizner).