George B. McClellan to Beriah Magoffin

KYR-0001-019-0079.xml

Accession Number

KYR-0001-019-0079

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG5-149 to MG5-150

Place of Creation

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Date of Creation

11 June 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-06-11

1861-06-12

Cincinnati, June 11, 1861.
Gov. B. Magoffin

I have received information that Tennessee troops are under orders to occupy Island Number one, six miles below Cairo. In accordance with my understanding with Genl. Buckner, I call upon you to prevent this step. Do you regard the Islands oin the Mississippi river above the Tennessee line as within your jurisdiction, and if so, what ones?

Respectfully
G. B. McClellan
Adj. Genl. U. S. A.

Frankfort, Ky.June 11, 1861.
Gen. ~~[...]~~G. B. McClellan, Cincinnati, Ohio

Gen Buckner has gone to Paducah and Columbus — has orders to carry out his understanding with you — am investigating the question of jurisdiction over the Islands to which you allude — will answer further, probably tomorrow

B. Magoffin.

Frankfort, June 11, 1861.
Gen. S. B. Buckner, Paducah and Columbus, Ky

Gen. McClellan telegraphs me he has reliable information Tennessee troops are under orders for Island No. One, six miles below Cairo, and calls upon me to prevent it according to his understanding with you. It may be we have no jurisdiction over the Islands to which he alludes. I am investigating the question, and have telegraphed him you have orders to carry out the understanding — will telegraph you again tomorrow. The other matter has my approval.

B. Magoffin

Frankfort, Ky. June 12, 1861.
Gen. G. B. McClellan, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The jurisdiction of Kentucky extends over Wolfe Island, Islands nos. one and eight, and all Islands in the Mississippi river to the Tennessee line similarly situated

B. Magoffin.

Copy of despatches between Gen^l M^cClellan & myself —

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