Major-General Henry W. Halleck to Major-General William S. Rosecrans, June 16, 1863 – 2 p.m.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, June 16, 1863 — 2 p.m.

Major-General ROSECRANS,

Murfreesborough, Tenn.:

Is it your intention to make an immediate movement forward? A definite answer, yes or no, is required.

H. W. HALLECK,

General-in-Chief.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 23, Part 1 (Serial No. 34), p. 10