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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: GENERAL : I telegraphed you this morning relative to the…
Humboldt, Kans. Humboldt, Kans., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas : Sigz: I have the honor to report that, on the 10th day of…
Forsyth, Mo. Forsyth, Mo., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. F. J. HERRON, Commanding Army of the Frontier, Rolla, Mo.: I have had two scouting parties down each side of the…
Saint Louis DIsTRIoT Saint Louis DIsTRIoT, April 16, 1863. Colonel SMART, Commanding, Patterson, Mo.: Keep your patrols well to the front, as ordered, examining well the line of the Black…
Saint Louis DISTRICT Saint Louis DISTRICT, April 16, 1863. General JoHN MoNEIL, Commanding, Bloomfield, Mo.: You will concentrate all your troops at once at Bloomfield, calling in all your detachments…
Saint Louis DIstRioT Saint Louis DIstRioT, April 16, 1863. Colonel BELL, Commanding, Barnesville, Mo. : Keep your patrols well to the front. Don’t let any force get in between you…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Saint Louis : Colonel King reports having surprised a guerrilla camp on Sni; killed 6, and routed the band;…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., April 16, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas : GENERAL: Yours of the 11th instant, concerning the disposition of the…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: It is evident from the rebel movements that…
LEAVENWORTH City, KANS. LEAVENWORTH City, KANS., April 15, 1863. General JAMES G. BLUNT, Commanding District of Kansas : Srr: The city of Leavenworth is now quiet. The citizens generally have…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Forsyth, Mo., April 13, 1863. Maj. Gen. F. J. HERRON, Oommanding Army of the Frontier : I have in my camp prisoners captured and deserters from Little…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 13, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: I am at a loss to know how I stand with…
Utah Utah, April 13, 1863. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Chief : Unless immediately re-enforced with cavalry, the Indians, urged on by Mormons, will break up the overland mail and…
Denver, Oolo. Denver, Oolo., April 12, 1863. LIEUTENANT: I am directed by the colonel commanding to say to you that he highly appreciated your energy and sagacity in the capture…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Lowis, Mo., April 11, 1863. Capt. WiLL14M HypDB OLARK, Assistant Adjutant-General, Rolla : I have cavalry posted as follows: Two regiments at Pilot Knob, two battalions at Batesville,…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Forsyth, Mo., April 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. F. J. HERRON, Commanding, Rolla, Mo. : Your dispatch of the 9th instant is received. My scouting party from Yellville…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Saint Louis, Mo.: Colonel Cloud telegraphs me that one of my spies has just arrived…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., April 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. JAMES G. BLUNT, Leavenworth, Kans. : GENERAL: Yours of the 6th was duly received. I have directed Weer to…
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, April 9, 1863. Oineinnati, April —, via Fayetteville, Ark., April 9, 1863. General JAMES G. BLUNT: Main command here; force at Park Hill; post at Hildebrand’s…
Forsyth, Mo. Forsyth, Mo., April 8, 1863. Reached here to-day. Your dispatch ordering me to reconnoiter both sides of the river determined my coming here, as I could not do…