Samuel R. Curtis to John Pope, February 28, 1863

Major-General PoPE, Milwaukee, Wis.:

Your letter in regard to Indian prisoners has been submitted for the action of the Cabinet. No answer has yet beenreturned. I cannot yet answer in regard to the Nebraska cavalry.

Abstract from return of the Depurtment of the Missouri, Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis oommanding, for the month of February, 1863; headquarters Saint Louis, Mo. Present for ¥ Fd Pieces of duty. 3 wt artillery. B g 3 Command. 8 A sf & aL § 3 4 é

Department staff……….2.–cecscecccsnccnces AGilvaicre 15 16 363) canal ad’unte Saint Louis District, Brig. Gen. Eugene A. Carr 427 7,589 10,999 14,399 13, 440 ……]…00-

(Brigadier-General Davidson]. Rolla District, Col. John M. Glover…….—.. 156 2,941 4,642 5,393 5,204 4 2 Southwestern District of Missouri, Brig. Gen. 150 2,245 8,267] 4,801 4,361 …… ……

Egbert B, Brown [Colonel Cloud]. Army of Southwestern Missouri y of the 872 8,474 10,507 14,903 16, 879 …… 22

beoahor t aay Gen. John M. Schofield. ei hg District of Missouri, Brig. Gen. Ben. 80 1,528 2,181] 2,760/ 8,082 …… 9

Northeastern District of Missouri, Brig. Gen. 26 635 958 1,020! 1,027 …… 2

Thomas J. McKean. District ot Kansas, en Gen. James G. Blunt.. 85 1,440 2,207] 2,546) 2,546 if 10 District of Colorado, Col. John M. Chivington.. 63 1,198} 1,719] 2,050) 2,058 …… > Alton, 111, Col. Jesse Hildebrand ……….- 27 813 528 BGS3)) il) 1b Gal cece sila sere Army of Southeastern Missouri, Brig. Gen. 846 6,489 8,656 12,551 12,551 …… 16

John W, Davidson. District of Northwestern Arkansas, Col, Will- 90 2,480 8,260) 4,940) 5,100 ……/…0.-

iam A, Phillips. District of Nebraska, Brig. Gen, James Craig.. 26 206 634 705 NODS poagualegeans

TotalAeesoR Wer soA LN iekacbalens 1, 863 85 582 49,558 66,161 66,602 11 70

128 M. O., ARK., KANS., IND. T., AND DEPT. N. W. (Cuar. XXXIV.

Organization of troops in the Department of the Missouri, commanded by First Brigade. Second Brigade.

33d Illinois, Col. Charles E. Lippincott. 8th Indiana, Col. David Shunk.

99th Dlinois, Col. George W. K. Bailey. 18th Indiana, Col. Henry D. Washburn.

11th Wisconsin, Col. Charles L. Harris. lst i Battery, Capt. Martin auss.

Cavalry. 4th Missouri, Company I, Capt. William 8. Burns.

21st lowa, Col. Samuel! Merrill.

22d Iowa, Col. William M. Stone.

23d Iowa, Col. William H. Kinsman.

24th Missouri, Col. Sempronius H. Boyd.

25th Missouri, Col. Chester Harding, jr.

13th Illinois Cavalry, Lieut. Col. Theobald Hartmann. 1st Nebraska Infantry, Col. Robert R. Livingston. lst Missouri Artillery, Battery B, Capt. Martin Welfley. 2d Missouri Artillery, Battery M, Capt. Gustave Stange.

3d Iowa (six companies), Lieut. Col. Henry C. Caldwell. 3d_ Missouri (six companies), Capt. John H. Reed.

4th Missouri, Maj. Gustavus M. Elbert.

lst Wisconsin, Maj. William H. Torrey.

Benton Barracks, Mo. Benton Barracks, Mo.—Continued. Col. BENJAMIN L. E. BONNEVILLE. 2d Missouri Artillery (detachment), Capt. George Riemann. 8th Iowa, Lieut. Col.John C, Ferguson. Mississippi Marine Brigade (detachment), 12th Lowa, Col. Joseph J. Woods. Lieut. Col. George E. Currie. 14th Iowa, Lieut. Col. Edward W. Lucas. Exchanged men, Lieut. Stephen Water34th lowa, Col. George W. Clark. bury. 23d Missouri, Company K, Capt. Richard Newby’s detachment, Lieut. Aaron J. H. Brown. Newby. 3d Illinois Cavalry (detachment), Capt. Paroled men, 1st Battalion, Col. J. Fry. John L. Campbell, Paroled men, 2d Battalion, Col. C. H. Fox. 11th Missouri Cavalry, Company A, Lieut. Paroled men, 3d Battalion, Lieut. Col. Peter F. Clark. ‘ Harry 8S. Smith.

“Army of Southeastern Missouri, at Middlebrook.

+ So reported in district and division returns, but district roster reports Brig. Gen. K. E. A. Carrin command and en route to Saint Genevieve. Department return reports Carr as commanding the District of Saint Louis, and Davidson as commanding the Army of Southwestern Missouri.

t Army of Southeastern Missouri, in Belleoine Valley. Brigades not indicated in return.

§ At Camp Curtis, near Iron Mountain.

‘HAP. XXXIV.) Cape Girardeau, Mo.

32d Iowa, Companies A, D, F, and G, Maj. Gustavus A. Eberhart. 2d Missouri Artillery, Battery D, Capt. Charles P. Meisner.

12th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company C, Lieut. Henry Renner.

Saint Louis, Mo.

37th Iowa, Col. George W. Kincaid. 23d Missouri, Company I, Capt. Marion Cave. 2d Missouri Artillery (eight companies),

lst Missouri Cavalry, Companies H and I, Maj. James M. Hubvard.

3d Missouri Cavalry (five companies),

9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (seven companies), *Maj. Daniel M. Draper.

27th Missouri, Company H,t Lieut. John

Ist Missouri State Militia, Lieut. Col. John F. Tyler.

3d Missouri State Militia Cavalry ‘nine companies), Lieut. Col. F. Mocsey.

13th Illinois Cavalry (four companies),

12th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, (eight companies), Lieut. Col. Bazel F. Lazear.

Pacific City, Mo.

23d Missouri (nine companies), Col. William P. Robinson.

2d Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Col. John McNeil.

New Madrid, Mo. 38th Iowa, Col. D. Henry Hughes.

9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company G, Lieut. James McKinsey.

5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (eight companies), Col. Albert Sigel.

Cloud’s brigade (nineteen companies).t 18th Iowa, Col. John Edwards. 7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (four companies), Maj. Henry Suess. 3d Indiana Battery, Capt. James M. Cockefair. 1st Kansas Battery, Capt. Norman Allen.

7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (eight companies), Col. John F, Philips.

Linden, Mo. 14th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (four companies), Maj. John C. Wilber.

8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (six companies), Maj. John E. Collins.

8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (four companies), Maj. Edward B. Eno.

*One company temporarily at Houston, Mo., ” vacating post.” t Remainder of regiment ordered to Saint Louis. : t Viz: Second Kansas Cavalry, eight companies, Thirteenth Kansas Infantry, and

Second Indiana Battery. 9 R R—VOL XXII, PT

130 M. O., ARK., KANS., IND. T., AND DEPT. N. W. (Cnar. XXXIV

(three companies), Capt. Albert P. Peabody.

1st Missouri Cava apt. C. G. E. N. Westerberg.

Schofield Hussars,

First Brigade.

11th Kansas, Col. Thomas Ewing, jr. 9th Wisconsin, Col. Charles E. Salomon. 13th Kansas.t 2d Kansas Cavalry.t

6th Kansas Cavalry (four companies),

3d Wisconsin Cavalry (six companies),

25th Ohio Battery, Capt. Julius L. Hadley.

Second Brigade.

26th Indiana, Capt. Harvey Johnson. 37th Llinois, Lieut. Col. Henry N. Frisbie. 10th Dlinois Cavalry (eight companies), 20th Iowa, Maj. William G. Thompson.

Lieut. Col. James Stuart. 6th Missouri Cavalry (four companies), 7th Missouri Cavalry (eight companies), Maj. Samuel Montgomery.

Peoria (Illinois) Light Battery (one sec-James Marr.

tion), Lieut. Herman Borris.

Firet Brigade,

Cavalry. 1st Missouri, Company C, Capt. Miles Kehoe, THIRD (HERRON’S) DIVISION.

First Brigade, Second Brigade.

20th Wisconsin, Lieut. Col. Henry A. 94th Illinois, Maj, Rankin G. Laughlin.

lst Iowa Cavalry, Maj. Daniel Anderson. ist Missouri Cavalry (four companies), 2d Wisconsin Cavalry (four companies), Capt. Amos §, Burrows.

lst. Missouri Artillery, Battery L, Capt. Lisenby. Frank Backof.” : 1st Missouri Artillery, Battery EB, Lieut. Cyrus L. Edwards.

; wean to hs artment eae ee Not Ri toch ee vali Pi or army returns, © een ansas and e companies Second Kansas Cav reported Cloud’s brigade, at Springticld, Ma, cont or .

t One section reported at Fort Scott, i On detached service at Forsyth, Mo. On detached service at Springfield, Mo.

Ouar, XXXIV.) CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION.

1st Indian, Lieut. Col. Stephen H. Wattles.

2d Indian, Maj. Moses B. C. Wright.

3d Indian, Lieut. Col. Lewis Dewning.

1st Arkansas Cavalry, Col. M. La Rue Harrison.

6th Kansas Cavalry your companies), Capt. John W. Orahood. 3d Kansas Battery, Capt. Henry Hopkins.

Fort Lyon, Colo. Camp Weld, Colo. Lieut. Col. THEODORE H. Dopp. Lieut. Col. SAMUEL F. TAPPAN, 2d Colorado Cavalry (six companies), lst Colorado Cavalry (nine companies),

Ist Colorado Battery, Capt. William D. 3d Colorado Cavalry (six companies),

McLain. Lieut. Col. Samuel 8. Curtis. 9th Wisconsin Battery, Capt. Cyrus H.

Johnson. Camp Collins, Colo. Fort Garland, N. Mex. 1st Colorado Cavalry (Companies L and M), Capt. Joseph S. Maynard.

lst New Mexico Cavalry, Company D,

Fort Kearny, Nebr. Fort Laramie, Wyo.

10th United States, headquarters, and 6th Ohio Cavalry, Companies A and C, Companies D and K, Col. Edmund Capt. Francis M. Shipley. B, Alexander. 4th U. 8. Cavalry, Companies F and H, 2d Nebraska Cavalry, Companies B and Capt. George G. Huntt.

C, Capt. Roger T. Beall. Fort Halleck, Idaho.

On Telegraph Line. 6th Ohio Cavalry, Companies B and D,

9th Kansas Cavalry, Company B, Capt. Lieut. Col. William O. Collins. Asaph Allen.

Palmyra, Mo. Warrenton, Mo.

Section of artillery, Missouri State Militia,” 2d Missouri Cavalry (eleven companies),t

* Detachment of Johnson’s cavalry company. t Two of them “on the march near Hannibal.”

Jefferson City, Mo.

4h Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company I, Capt. Daniel Rice.

50h Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company E, Capt. George D. Wakerlin.

Light Artillery, Missouri State Militia,

1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry (four companies), Lieut. Col, Alexander M. Woolfolk.

1st Missouri State Militia Cava (six companies), Col. James McFerran,

5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (four companies). Light Artillery, Missouri State Militia.

Kansas City, Mo. 5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (one

company), Maj. William Drumhiller.

5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (three companies), Lieut. Col. Philip A. Thompson. Warrensburg, Mo. 6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (eight

companies), Col. Edwin C. Catherwood.

Pleasant Hill, Mo.

5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Company H, Capt. John Pinger. Butler, Mo.

2d Battalion Missouri State Militia Cavalry (one company), Capt. Franklin E. Mix.

2d Battalion Missouri State Militia Cavalry (one company), Capt. Reuben

23d Missouri, Company A, Lieut. Ephraim L. Webb.

Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

12th Kansas Infantry (Companies H and K), Capt. James W. Parmetar. 3d Wisconsin Cavalry (Companies B and H), Capt. Nathan L. Stout. Ist U. S. Infantry, Company E, Capt. Robert H. Offley.

Fort Scott, Kans.

12th Kansas (three companies), Capt. James M, Steele.

3d = Wisconsin Cavalry, Companies C, G, I, and M, Maj. Benjamin S. Henning.

2a Kansas Battery (center section),

Fort Larned, Kans.

2d U.S. Infantry, Company H, Lieut. William West.

9th Wisconsin Battery (section), Lieut. Watson D. Crocker.

Fort Riley, Kans.

9th Kansas Cavalry, Companies C and I,

12th Kansas (six companies), Maj. Thomas H. Kennedy.

12th Kansas, Company K, Capt. Joseph T. Gordon.

Old Trading Post.

12th Kansas, Company G, Capt. Ezekiel Bunn,

West Point, Mo.

6th Kansas Cavalry (one company), Maj. Wyllis C. Ransom. P

77th Ohio, Col. Jesse Hildebrand.

* Does not appear on the district return.

Abstract from return of the District of Eastern Arkansas,* Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss,t U. S. Army, commanding, for February, 1863.

Present for ¥% 8 £ duty. 8 Sp me 2 fe 3 a ar : Command. ; g 33 $f H yl) Be all Ey oS qd a 3 b Cy ri) i) i) Seta e gid Sikes eld Dintriob wea llae sec eee eee een ee an focc ce cee ie ee 6 6 5 Twelfth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps (Hovey): ek tH ier Kesha Staff (division Sak ea eee rata aa sede J Heel FU hoes 4 4 8 Bayes AUPE men OMOE Enc cc cece sn eecnectiacatuanevs 130 9,666 3,425 4,046 4,110 Arrtilldry ses ttc. cenit ade suc netekes Seca wont 14 ‘356 445] ‘560 563 gale eer oe. tivities here ek ht 148 3,022] 3,874 4,610 4,681 Thirteenth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps (Rosa) : patie ieee, i Dime (GI visION ion ooo sca nematcnsce Chu dacs cabewceccenceses MIB Eo janes Cat US aleeeenices Tintanteyec ee oes ene eee Ween Fe one 24g 4,632 6,126] 7,135 7,263 TArialSyy Aes STL 2k wate te ee See eee eres 2 ‘117] ”130 ‘146 149 Total – eeeeee Sreke tee hn ey 253 4,749 6,259 7,284 7,412 Second Cavalry Division, Army of the Tennessee (Washburn) : aan Stas LOLVIRION) eer ce eee one ee ec cumotrte: Scbsacccncnose Biles. see. 5 5 5 eTTDO pate MALE Hae: Lec oy SPReen Teac ree iy SEE 141 2,520 4,000} 5,281! 5,312 gS Nl ote J a aN eit mies 146 2,520] 4,005 5,286 5,317 — a Grand total aera aoe: OO PEN ces. 6553 10,291 14,144 17,186 17,415

Troops of the Army of the Tennessee, in the District of Eastern Arkansas, ary 28, 1863.

First Brigade. Second Brigade.

11th Indiana, Maj. William W. Darnall. 24th Iowa, Lieut. Col. John Q. Wilds. 24th Indiana, Lieut. Col. Richard F. Bar- 28th Iowa, Lient. Col. John Connell.

ter. 56th Ohio, Lieut. Col. William H. Raynor, 34th Indiana, Col. Robert A. Cameron. 29th Wisconsin, Col. Charles R. Gill.

2a Illinois, Battery A. 1st Missouri, Battery A, Capt. George W. Schofield. 2d Ohio Battery, Capt. Newton J. Smith.

16th Ohio Battery, Capt. James A. Mitchell.

*It is impossible to determine from the return which of the troops in this district were actually serving in Arkansas. On or about the 23d, Ross’ division was detached for service in the Yazoo expedition, and, as early as the 8th, General Washburn, with some of the cavalry, had already been detached on that expedition.

t Assigned to command by General Grant, February 8.

tReturn for February 20 reports Brigadier-General Gorman commanding. He is not accounted for on monthly return.

THIRTEENTH DIVISION,” THIRTEENTH ARMY JORPS.

First Brigade. Second Brigade.

43d Indiana, Maj. Wesley W. Norris. 29th Iowa, Col. Thomas H. Benton, jr. 46th Indiana, Col. Thomas H. Bringhurst. 33d Iowa, Col. Samuel A. Rice. 47th Indiana, Col. James R. Slack. 36th Iowa, Col. Charles W. Kittredge.

28th Wisconsin, Col. James M. Lewis. 33d Missouri, Col. William A. Pile. 35th Missouri, Maj. Thomas H. Penney

Artillery. 3d Iowa Battery, Capt. Mortimer M. Hayden.

First Brigade. Second Brigade.

5th Illinois, Maj. Abel H. Seley. 2d Arkansas (four companies). 10th Illinois (three companies), Maj. Elvis 9th Illinois, Maj. Henry B. Burgh. P. Shaw. 3d Iowa (six companies), Maj. Oliver H. lst Indiana, Lieut. Col. William F. P. Scott.

ood. 4th Iowa, Maj. Alonzo B. Parkell. 6th Missouri (six companies),Maj. Samuel} 5th Kansas, Col. Powell Clayton. Montgomery. 2d Wisconsin (one company).

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Missouri, Saint Louis, March 1, 1863.

I. M. BASSETT, Esq., Saint Joseph, Mo. :

My Deak Sir: I have a slip of the Herald of the 27th ultimo, showing that you have a bad state of affairs still prevailing in Saint Joseph. Some of the denunciations of General Guitar, calling him a “petty tyrant, seeking a brigadiership,” are so subversive of all military power that you ought to take notice of it in an official way. I would not blame Guitar if he closed the concern temporarily. I can see the trial and cenviction of men out of their own vicinage may be a matter worthy of complaint and consideration; but such tremendous newspaper assaults seem to preclude a fair remedy or revision by competent authorities. They embarrass my action in the premises, and for that reason I trust you will show this to the editor, and ask him to desist or moderate his terrible warfare.

* Last report dated February 20.

exists we must tolerate it, and we must allow the civil authorities to dispose of the question. Negroes that belong to loyal citizens we have to regard as owing service to their masters, and we must respect the legal rights of loyal masters. This may be done without doing violence to the law of Congress that makes the slaves of rebels in the rebel service since the 17th of July captives of war, when such slaves come within our lines.

The Herald is a spirited paper, and I do not wish to impair its force, bat I hope it may be more useful. Holt County, too, is evidently a star in the north, and their resolutions have the ring of the true metal; but let us not alienate any of our friends, but try to cultivate loyalty where there is the least sign of germination, and by prudence, discretion, and firmness we will keep down the copperheads, and ultimately conclude this devilish rebellion.

I wish we had more reliable force there at Saint Joseph; but we have not got it there, and you must not, therefore, attempt too much, especially on the occasion of a public meeting, which, some think, may attempt treasonable practices or speeches. On such public assembling of a convention or a church, where treason is likely to be displayed, it is better to note the parties and the exact crime, and take another time to redress it.

Hoping that you will appreciate the solicitude and sympathy I feel for all the earnest, loyal friends of my country, who I know are generally also friends of mine, I am, sir, very truly,

your obedient servant,