While dispatches sent by telegraph are quite common those sent from signal stations on the standard signal station form are quite rare!

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1)     To General Sherman from Admiral Porter – To Admiral Porter from General Sherman:

“To: Gen. Sherman

                        Three deserters just came to the gunboats.  They say every third shot from our sharp shooters
hits.  Some nine hundred killed and twenty five hundred wounded since the siege.  Thirty days half rations
 left.  The guns of our enfilading the works are doing good execution.  If outer entrenchments are taken by
our troops they will hoist the white flag.  – Admiral Porter

            To: Admiral Porter

                        Dispatch just received.  My artillery is doing great execution and our parallel are close up.  You
may depend on it.  We are working hard and intelligently.

                                                                    - W. J. Sherman

                                                                                            Maj. Gen.

            May 30, 1862.”

2)     From General Sherman to Admiral Porter – From Admiral Porter to General Sherman:

“To: Adml. Porter,

                        When the shells must burst high fragments have reached our line.  But have hurt no body. 
When they burst low they do us no harm but have an excellent effect.  The nearer the Court House and
railroad depot the better chance of destroying ammunition & stores.

                                                                        -W. J. Sherman

                                                                                    Maj. Gen.

May 30, 1862”

3)     To General Grant from Admiral Porter:

“To: Gen. Grant,

                        I have been able to raise one-hundred Cavalry out of the brigade which will join your
troops as they come out of the Yazoo.  Part of the Cavalry returned on the other side of Richmond. 
They report the enemy had returned to Monroe after the attack of Gen. Mower & Ellett nothing
seen of them in the road to Delhi.

                                                                -Porter”

4)     To General Grant from General Sullivan:

“To: Gen. Grant,

                        A large number of deserters coming in to my lines raises suspicion all is not right on the
resignation.  I find that nearly all not capable of military duty or convalescent.  By getting rid of these
kind of men their provisions will last longer shall I not hold them as prisoners of war.  And had not
Admiral Porter better allow his Gunboat to receive no more deserters. – Gen. Sullivan

June 3rd”

5)     To General Grant from J. P. Jamison, Acting Signal Officer:

“To: Gen. Grant,

            It is smoky near the river that we cannot communicate with the Admiral just now
 but will do so as soon as possible.

                                                            - J. P. Jamison

June 19, 1863”