Head Qrs Right Wing 15th Corps Dec 5th/62 Hon E. M Stanton Secretary of War Washington D.C. Sir I have the honor to recommend Col Oliver 15th Mich for promotion my acquaintance with Col Oliver is limited yet I met him upon the Battlefield of Shiloh when he behaved with great gallantry and did good execution under my own supervision He is a gallant Soldier
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – November 6, 1862
Thursday morning Nov 6th 1862 Camp South of Grand Junction Miss Dear wife I have seated myself on the ground with my poncho on my lap for a Writing Desk so you will have to excuse bad writing. After this I will write what transpires daily commencing last Sunday night in the morning about three oclock the horne sounded Boots & Saddles & the Order was for each man to have 6 days rations in haversack to be ready to start at 6 oclock it came & found 51 men ready to start where we knew not the horne sound stand to horse, next came the command Mount – The order was obeyed & we start in the direction of Chewalla passed it about 10 oclock our course lay in a Westerly direction marched untill night