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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Saint Louis, Mo., September 5, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel HILLER, Commanding Cape Girardeau : I sent you last night by steamer Omaha four companies of infantry. Four companies…
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., September 5, 1864. General EWwine: From Bloomfield and New Madrid I learn that the forces in Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties are under Colonel Clark…
HEADQUARTERS, Saint Louis, Mo., September 5, 1864—2 p. m.. (Received 9 p. m. 6th.) Hon. Epwin M. STANTON, Secretary of War: General Washburn writes from Memphis on the 2d that…
Lewisburg Lewisburg, September 5, 1864. Brig. Gen. E, A. CARR, Commanding District of Little Rock: GENERAL: Colonel Stirman, C. 8. Army, with 300 well-mounted men, crossed by fording the Arkansas…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK, Tittle Rock, Ark., September 5, 1864. COMMANDING OFFICER NINTH KANSAS CAVALRY: Sir: The brigadier-general commanding directs that you send scouting parties of fifty men each…
LITTLE Rook LITTLE Rook, September 5, 1864. Brig. Gen. C, C. ANDREWS, Deval’s Bluff: By dispatch from Captain Howland, Third Regiment [U. 8. Cavalry], I learn that Price’s infantry has…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF EASTERN ARKANSAS, Helena, Ark., September 5, 1864. Maj. W. H. MorGAN, Assistant Adjutant-General: MaJor: I received to-day from differeut sources reports that General Price is gathering his…
Port Hudson, La. Port Hudson, La., September 5, 1864. Maj. GEORGE B. DRAKE, Assistant Adjutant-General: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from department headquarters…
HEADQUARTERS LA FOURCHE DISTRICT, Thibodeaux, La., September 5, 1864. Lieut. E. LEONARD, Commanding Fleet off Brashear Oity, La.: Srr: I am satisfied from information in my possession that the enemy…
Thibodeaux, La. Thibodeaux, La., September 5, 1864. Maj. Joun H. CLYBoURN, Commanding Post, Napoleonville, La. : Sir: The general commanding is satisfied from information in his possession that the enemy…
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, September 5, 1864. Brig. Gen. R. A. CAMERON, Commanding La Fourche District : The general commanding directs me to say that the security…
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, September 5, 1864. Commodore PALMER, Commanding Naval Squadron, New Orleans, La.: We have reports that the enemy are quite active on the other…
HEADQUARTERS 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…