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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Fayetteville, January 9, 1863. Col. WILLIAM WEER, Commanding First Division, Hlm Springs, Ark. : CoLONEL: I have information that Marmaduke, with a strong cavalry force…
Camp at Huntsville Camp at Huntsville, January 9, 1863. General JoHN M. SCHOFIELD, Commanding : GENERAL: I received your dispatch an hour since, and will move my division at an…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. VOLUNTEERS, Near and above Memphis, January 9, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Saint Louis, Mo. : GENERAL: At 2 p. m. yesterday I pushe! off from…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, January 7, 1863. Brig. Gen. CLINTON B. FISK, Columbus, Ky. : GENERAL: I telegraphed General Halleck some days ago protesting against sending my forces, which 1…
HEADQUARTERS, Houston, Mo., January 7, 1863. Maj. H. Z. CuRTIS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Saint Louis, Mo. : Mason: I have the telegram of the general commanding, of last night, at 8…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Janvary 7, 1863. Washington, D. 0., Janvary 7, 1863—5.30 p. m. Hon. B. GRATZ BROWN, Jefferson Oity, Mo. : Yours of to-day just received.t The administration takes no…
Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Fort Leavenworth, Kans., January 6, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CuRTIS, Oommanding Department of the Missouri : Siz: Some days [since]* I had the honor to transmit…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, U. 8S. VOLUNTEERS, Columbus, Ky., January 5, 1863. Brig. Gen. WILLIS A. GORMAN, Commanding District of Eastern Arkansas : GENERAL: I am forwarding my command to Helena…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, U. S. VOLUNTEERS, Columbus, Ky., January 5, 1863. Major-General ‘ URTIS, Department of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo.: GENERAL: have my entire command in readiness to ship…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF COLUMBUS, January 5, 1863. January 5, 1863. Brigadier-General GORMAN, Commanding Helena : GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that no troops have been halted at…
HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRIOT, Saint Louis, January 5, 1863. A. A. G., Hdgrs. Dept. of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo.: Sig: From all I can learn, I believe that the…
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 5, 1863. My Dear Sir: I am having a good deal of trouble with Missouri matters, and I now set down to write you particularly about…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF EASTERN ARKANSAS, Helena, January 3, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Commanding Department of Missouri, Saint Louis : GENERAL: Yours of December 29, 1862, was received by the hands of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Fayetteville, January 3, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo.: GENERAL: cannot suppress a feeling of surprise and…
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., January 3, 1863. General Grant has ordered all my force now at Columbus to Memphis. This strips the country about Cairo and New Madrid,…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, January 2, 1863. Col. N. P. CoipMAN, Helena : DEAR COLONEL: Happy New Year to you and the general. I wrote the general before noon, but…
Oolumbus, Ky. Oolumbus, Ky., January 2, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: GENERAL: General Osterhaus, en route for his command, passed here last evening. [From…
FAYETTEVILLE FAYETTEVILLE, January 2, 1863. Hon. JOHN S. PHELPS, Military Governor of Arkansas, Saint Louis: I respectfully suggest the propriety of organizing the militia of this part of the State,…
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 2, 1863. Major-General CURTIS: My Deak Sir: Yours of December 29, by the hand of Mr. Strong, is just received. The day telegraphed you suspending the…
Saint Louis Saint Louis, January 1, 1863. Col. J. O. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. O.: I ave the honor to send herewith copy of my reply * to Major-General…