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One hundred fifty years ago, on May 16, 1864, Union troops continue to fortify Little Rock: HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., May 16, 1864. Brig. Gen. F. SALOMON, Commanding First Division, Seventh Army Corps: GENERAL: You will commence to-morrow to fell the timber in front of the line connecting Fort Steele and the Rapley house. It should be felled at least 1 ½ miles from the line. The general thinks it would be advisable to connect Fort Steele and the Rapley house by a line of rifle-pits running just behind the crest of the ridge, or to construct a battery about half way between them, but will not order it for the present. By order of Brig. Gen. E. A. Carr: Very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. H. DYER, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 12:00:01 +0000

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