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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, September 5, 1864. Major DRAKE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Gulf: In consequence of the removal of the First Louisiana Volunteer Infantry recently…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., September 1, 1864. Maj. Gen. Jos. A. MOWER, Commanding First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps: GENERAL: The object of this move is to re-establish…
Saint Charles, Ark. Saint Charles, Ark., September 5, 1864. Maj. Gen. F. STEELE, Commanding Department of Arkansas: GENERAL: I have the honor to report the arrival of my command here.…
Saint Charles, Ark. Saint Charles, Ark., September 5, 1864. Maj. Gen. C. C. WASHBURN, Commanding District of West Tennesssee, Memphis : GENERAL: have the honor to report the arrival of…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE, Memphis, Tenn., September 5, 1864. Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY, GENERAL: Your dispatch of the 30th [August] is received.* I had already anticipated and…
HEADQUARTERS, Tucson, Ariz. Ter., September 4, 1864. Capt. BENJAMIN C, CUTLER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Santa Fé, N. Mex.: CAPTAIN: I have the honor to transmit herewith list of posts and stations…
Springfield, Mo. Springfield, Mo., September 4, 1864. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, DEPT. OF THE Missouri: COLONEL: In compliance with circular order from headquarters Department of the Missouri, dated August 5, 1864, I…
Warrensburg Warrensburg, September 4, 1864. Col. JoHN S. WOLFE, Jefferson City: Order 100 mounted men of your command to move at once into Moniteau County. The officer in command will…
SEDALIA SEDALIA, September 4, 1864. Captain STEGER, Assistant Adjutant-General: The reason of my not following up was simply because I could not secure the co-operation of Lieutenant Stephens, commander of…
SEDALIA SEDALIA, September 4, 1864. Captain STEGER, Assistant Adjutant-General: I got in last night from a scout. The men that robbed Tipton were eighty-eight strong, commanded by Todd. I found…
HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Saint Louis, Mo., September 4, 1864. Major WILSON, Commanding Pilot Knob, Mo.: Send five best companies of cavalry to Cape Girardeau at once. If you think…
BROWNSVILLE BROWNSVILLE, September 4, 1864. (Received 6 p. m.) General CARR: I have the honor to transmit the following: AUSTIN, September 4, 1864—10 a. m. General Carr: Your dispatch of…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, Ark., September 4, 1864. Brig. Gen. J. R. WEST, Commanding Expedition: (Via Brownsville.) General Steele has ordered Colonel Graves with his command to…
Little Rock, Ark. Little Rock, Ark., September 4, 1864. Col. J. F. RITTER, rf First Missouri Cav., Comdg. Third Brig., First Div.: CoLONEL: You will send at once all the…
Inttle Rock, Ark. Inttle Rock, Ark., September 4, 1864. Capt. C. H. DYER, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: Captain Kehoe returned to camp last night, having gone within three miles of Benton,…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS, &C., Tittle Rock, September 4, 1864. Commanding, Little Rock : GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to say to you that he has instructed General Andrews…
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, September 4, 1864. Brig. Gen. R. A. CAMERON, Commanding La Fourche District : The general commanding directs me to acknowledge the receipt of…
Saint Paul, Minn. Saint Paul, Minn., September 3, 1864. Maj. JOHN CLOWNEY, Commanding Fort Wadsworth : Mayor: Your dispatches of 22d and 26th ultimo have been received, and General Sibley…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., September 3, 1864. Colonel FORBES, Macon City: Form your plans at once and communicate them to General Fisk and also to me. What is…
Macon, Mo. Macon, Mo., September 3, 1864. General ROSECRANS: I have about 800 men here without anything to fight with. Ireceived a dispatch yesterday that 500 stand of arms were…