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ENTERPRISE, October 5, 1863.
General S. COOPER:
Without the assistance of officers captured at Port Hudson, but little can be done toward reorganizing that command. Missouri troops organized into a brigade, armed, equipped, and ready for field service.
W. J. HARDEE,
Lieutenant-General.
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ATLANTA, October 6, 1863.
His Excellency JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Richmond, Va.:
I think you had better stop here on the way to rest a day and receive some information in advance. Will have a quiet room for you.
JAS. CHESNUT.
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, October 6, 1863.
Captain MANNING:
I have sent a man to Raccoon Mountain for information for General Longstreet.
DUVALL,
Lieutenant.
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, October 6, 1863.
Captain MANNING:
The enemy are building a pontoon bridge at the upper end of Cameron Hill.
DUVALL,
Lieutenant.
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WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,
Richmond, Va., October 7, 1863.
R. CROCKETT, Esq., AND OTHERS,
Senators and Delegates:
GENTLEMEN: The President, being precluded by his necessary departure from the city from responding to your communication of the 2nd instant,* has referred it to me, with the request that it receive early attention and reply. It was with surprise and pain that the President, no less than the Department, received information of dissatisfaction existing with General Samuel Jones throughout his department, and that, from conviction of his incompetency, there is a general desire that some other gallant and efficient general be substituted to his command. While the existence of such a feeling, to whatever extent it may prevail, is seriously regretted, yet, from inability to find in the events occurring during his administration or in the specific allegations of your letter adequate grounds for complaint or condemnation of him, the Department cannot but hope the dissatisfaction is more limited and less decided than you imagine.
In the estimation of the Department it would be difficult for it to find among our generals one for his command more gallant or efficient. His
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*See R. Crockett et al. to President Davis, VOL. XXIX, Part II, p. 767.
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