BEFORE VICKSBURG, July 1, 1863—11 a.m.
Major-General LOGAN, Commanding Third Division.
GENERAL: The mine in
your front will be exploded as soon as the proper disposition of the troops can
be made. It is not intended to make any assault, but simply to have the
rifle-pits lined with sharpshooters, and the command under arms, ready to take
advantage of any chance in our favor or repel any sortie of the enemy.
Yours, truly,
JAS. B. McPHERSON.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A
Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Series I, Volume 24, Part 3 (Serial No. 38), p. 456
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