Letter from General Frank Gardner; December 12, 1864

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Letter from General Frank Gardner; December 12, 1864

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Abbey, Unknown Clanton, J. W.Gardner, Frank Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 Mabry, Unknown McCulloch, Unknown Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st Patton, William S.Sayers, J. D.Sayers, Joseph D.Scott, Unknown Weir, John Wilbourn, C. C.Woodlief, Edward D.

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 1st. Reserves Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th. Company F Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st. Reserves (1864)Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Battalion, 1st (1862-1863)Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's)Under Review United States. Army

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Alabama Baton Rouge (La.)Brandon (Miss.)Corinth (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Louisiana Macon (Miss.)Meridian (Miss.)Military training camps Mobile (Ala.)Monticello (Miss.)Pearl River (Miss. and La.)Venice (La.)

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Head Quarters Dist. Miss and E La.
Meridian Miss. Dec. 12^th 1864

Maj.

I have the honor to report that I organized armed and sent down the R. R. to meet present raid of the enemy from Baton Rouge the following troops since the 5^th inst viz:

Clantons brigade dismounted	350
Abbey's battery with horses and rifles	149
1^st Miss militia (infantry)	100
Co^l Patten's Miss. militia	75
Lieut. Co^l Wier with men from Corinth	500
1^st Batt. Miss reserves (garrison at Meridian)	142
From camp of direction at Meridian	386
Mounted men of M^cCulloch's brigade with horses
Men of Jackson's Division from Venice including King's battery without horses	300
Total.	2009

I have also to report that Mabry's brigade of cavalry started from Corinth about the 3^rd or 4^th (the record of orders are at Jackson) and is now halted this side of Macon. numbers not known

Also Scott's regiment with cavalry militia passed Pearl River at Monticello and is now in vicinity of enemy—supposed to be about five hundred.

Also that Wilbourn with cavalry militia marched from Brandon supposed with five hundred men, and is now about one day's march in rear of Scott and ordered with Scott to unite with M^cCulloch from Mobile.

Fifty horses of Clanton's brigade were ordered and brought in R. R. and have joined his command.

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About two hundred Infantry mili-tia will arrive here to night from Brandon which I shall hold for the present at this place with a view to sending them to Corinth if necessary.

I am Maj Very Respectfully
Your Obt. servant

(sgd) Frank Gardner
Maj. Genl.

Maj. J. D. Sayers
A. A. G.
Dept Ala. Miss and E. La.
Meridian.

Official.
Ed. D. Woodlief
A. A. A. G.