William S. Rosecrans to Lieutenant-Colonel HILLER, September 1, 1864
Lieutenant-Colonel HILLER, Cape Girardeau: If you find the guerrillas are in Dunklin County in some force, send an expedition after them. It is much better to go after them than wait for them to come. THOMAS EWING, J. R., Brigadier-General. Pruor Knos, Mo., September 1, 1864. Brigadier-General Ewina, Commanding : There have been two guerrilla bands reported to me since Freeman’s men plundered Webster that amounts to anything. Many reports of rebels passing through are caused by my men passing themselves for rebels. My men are continually scouting, and I don’t think there are twenty armed rebels in Washington, Saint Francois, and Saint Genevieve Counties at this time. JAMES WILSON, Major, Commanding Third Sub-District. WARRENSBURG, September 1, 1864. Major-General ROSECRANS: Colonel Ford has scouted the country in the vicinity of Morristown, on Grand River, and Black Crossing of the Sni, and reports no large bodies of guerrillas concentrating at those points. A. PLEASONTON, Major-General, Commanding. GLASGow, September 1, 1864. Major-General RosECRANS: I have just arrived. A large rebel force under Todd, about 200, was concentrating yesterday noon between Dover and Waverly, while another force of forty men was coming from Arrow Rock toward Salt Pond, in Saline. I think they intend a raid on the loyal settlement in Southeast La Fayette. Ihave been on a scout in that direction myself, returning last night to Waverly. Learning these facts from rebel sympathizers, I ordered one of them to take this information to the vicinity concerned. I leave here immediately to meet the steamer Tutt, which is to relieve the Fanny Ogden on her way up. HENRY SUESS, Major and Chief of Cavalry, Commanding Gun-boat Ogden. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Missouri, September 1, 1864. COMMANDER OF STEAM-BOAT FANNY OGDEN, Boonville, Mo.: Send out the cavalry under your command and some of the infantry secretly against the rebels to co-operate with a force from the railroad.
W. S. ROSECRANS,