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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 11: (search)
, August 17, 1864. Major-General Canby, Mobile. Dispatch of the 6th received. * * * * If possible the Alabama River should be possessed by us in connection with my movement. I could easily open communication to Montgomery, but I doubt if you will have troops enough until the September draft. I can press on Atlanta good, but I do not want Kirby Smith here. * * * * W. T. Sherman, Major-General new Orleans, August 27th. By way of Cairo, September 9th, Received at headquarters, September 29, 1864. Major-General Sherman. * * * * I have a reserve of twelve thousand men up the river to watch Kirby Smith. I do not think he can cross in any force without being discovered in time to prevent it, but I can not use this force against Mobile and prevent a passage. The route you suggested has been considered, and with twenty thousand men we could control the Alabama River from Mobile to Montgomery. * * * * I will keep the enemy about Mobile uneasy, and will act against the city and