595 Series I Volume XLI-III Serial 85 - Price's Missouri Expedition Part III
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LAWRENCE, KAN., October 3, 1864.
Colonel MOONLIGHT, Commanding, Paola:
Price is at Franklin and Washington, on Pacific Railroad. He is evidently moving westward. I will get all the militia I can at Olathe. Keep your command ready to be concentrated at that point should it be deemed necessary, and keep out scouts [as] far across the border as possible to gather information.
GEO. SYKES,
Major-General, Commanding.
LAWRENCE, KANS., October 3, 1864.
Colonel MOONLIGHT, Commanding, Paola:
Get the militia called out by the Governor into service at once and concentrated them at Olathe, and send word at the earliest moment the probable number of men that will assemble there.
GEO. SYKES,
Major-General, Commanding.
PAOLA, KANS., October 3, 1864.
Lieutenant-Colonel PLUMB, Olathe:
The Franklin and Johnson County militia have been called out and ordered to concentrate at Olathe, reporting to you for duty. Send in a report of the probable strength of each regiment as soon as possible.
T. MOONLIGHT,
Colonel.
PAOLA, KANS., October 3, 1864.
Lieutenant-Colonel PLUMB, Olathe, Kans.:
Price is at Franklin and Washington, on Pacific Railroad, evidently coming westward. The militia in your section of country will immediately concentrate at Olathe. See it done. Send scouts into Missouri day and night, and have everything in readiness to move, each company with five days' rations of hard bread on hand in addition to the usual ration. Work is before the Eleventh and we must be ready.
T. MOONLIGHT,
Colonel.
HDQRS. SUB-DIST. Numbers 2, DISTRICT OF SOUTH KANSAS,
Paola, October 3, 1864.Colonel G. A. COLTON,
Fifth Regiment Kansas State Militia, Paola, Kans.:
COLONEL: In compliance with instructions from Major-General Sykes, commanding District of South Kansas, the colonel commanding directs that your order your entire regiment into camp at Paola, Kans., immediately, and report in person to Lieutenant-Colonel Plumb, at Olathe, Kans., for duty.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
IRA I. TABER,
First Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Colonel Pennock, Tenth Kansas State Militia.)
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