Order
S. B. R. Curtis, September 7, 1864
ORDERS. FIELD HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF KANSAS,
Camp at Chalk Creek, on Solomon River, September 7, 1864.
For the purpose of dividing forces so as to make further search after hostile Indians, the company of Pawnee Scouts is attached to the battalion of Colonel Summers; and Maj. R. H. Hunt will also transfer a mountain howitzer from the First to the Second Battalion. The commanders of battalions will divide the company’s supplies and be ready to march at 7 o’clock to-morrow morning—the First Battalion eastward and the Second, under direction of General Mitchell, westward.
S. B. R. CURTIS,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Camp at Chalk Creek, on Solomon River. Summary: Major-General Curtis orders the division of forces and reassignment of Pawnee Scouts and artillery to conduct coordinated searches for hostile Indians in Kansas.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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