Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884 to Marius Manning Kimmel

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GLC#
GLC02456.15-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
18 October 1862
Author/Creator
Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884
Title
to Marius Manning Kimmel
Place Written
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

General Lovell writes to Kimmel, Assistant Adjutant General. Reports that the 1st Corps is divided into two divisions. General Lloyd Tilghman has been assigned command of the 1st Division, and General Albert Rust the 2nd. There are three brigades per division, and brigades of the 1st Division will be commanded by Colonels William Edwin Baldwin, A. Heiman (possibly Adolphus Heiman), and D. A. Russell. General John B. Villepigue will command the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, and other brigades in the 2nd division will be commanded by senior colonels whose names are not included. Encloses a return of the 1st Division (not included). Lovell writes from the Headquarters of the First Corps. One bust engraving of Lovell included as collateral.

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