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River, and crossing the heads of its small tributaries,exists, it would be advisable to follow it. Wagons to be used should be overhauled thoroughly, and horses and mules new and well shod. Nothing should be taken; baggage can be done without. If there is deficiency in supply trains, they can be furnished from this place. A movement on Little Rock will probably cause Marmaduke to fall back from Jacksonport, or Price may abandon that point, unite with Marmaduke,and strike rapidly for Missouri. It is the desire of the General-in-Chief that the country north of the Arkansas be cleared, and our south lines established on that river. I shall see General Schofield at Cairo in a very few days, before you can get ready, and will confer with you as soon thereafter as possible.
Your obedient servant,
S. A. HURLBUT,
Major-General.
Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, Major General John M. Schofield commanding, for the month of July 1, 1863; headquarters Saint Louis, Mo.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate
present. present
and
absent.
Department staff 14 --- 14 14
(Saint Louis, Mo.)
District of Saint
Louis, Brigadier
General William
K. Strong:
Staff (Saint Louis, 13 --- 13 13
Mo.)
Post of Saint Louis, 69 1,417 2,434 2,948
Colonel Henry
Almstedt
Benton Barracks, 27 1,051 2,641 3,283
Colonel
B. L. E. Bonneville
Victoria, 26 602 665 724
Mo., Colonel John
F. Tyler
Total District of 135 3,070 5,753 6,968
Saint Louis
District of
Southeastern
Missouri, Brigadier
General Clinton
B. Fisk:
Staff (Pilot Knob, 2 --- 2 2
Mo.)
Pilot Knob, Mo., 57 1,045 1,432 1,930
Colonel Robert R.
Livingston
Cape Girardeau, 27 875 1,268 1,831
Colonel John
B. Rogers
New Madrid (reports 33 668 822 1,744
direct to
headquarters)
Patterson, Mo --- --- --- ---
Total District of 119 2,588 3,524 5,537
Southeastern
Missouri
District of Rolla,
Brigadier General
Thomas A. Davies:
Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 8 --- 8 8
Troops at Rolla 19 508 652 830
Troops at other 30 723 977 1,452
points
Total District of 57 1,231 1,637 2,290
Rolla
Cavalry Division,*
Brigadier General
John W. Davidson:
Staff (no station 8 2 10 10
given)
First Brigade, 100 2,122 2,665 3,324
Colonel Lewis
Merrill
Second Brigade, 98 2,076 2,484 2,828
Colonel John
M. Glover
Reserve Brigade, 29 854 995 1,557
Colonel Henry
C. Caldwell
Total Cavalry 235 5,054 6,154 7,719
Division
District of
Southwestern
Missouri, Brigadier
General John
McNeil:
Staff (Springfield, 4 --- 4 5
Mo.)
Springfield (U. S. 28 678 942 1,263
Volunteers), Major
Hugh J. Campbell.
Cassville (U. S. 28 625 859 1,375
Volunteers), Colonel
James M. Johnson.
Pieces of artillery.
Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.
last
return.
Department staff (Saint 14 --- ---
Louis, Mo.)
District of Saint
Louis, Brigadier General
William K. Strong:
Staff (Saint Louis, Mo.) 10 --- ---
Post of Saint Louis, Colonel 3,182 32 5
Henry Almstedt
Benton Barracks, Colonel 3,674 --- ---
B. L. E. Bonneville
Victoria, Mo., Colonel John 727 --- ---
F. Tyler
Total District of Saint 7,593 32 5
Louis
District of Southeastern
Missouri, Brigadier General
Clinton B. Fisk:
Staff (Pilot Knob, Mo.) --- --- ---
Pilot Knob, Mo., Colonel 1,907 9 2
Robert R. Livingston
Cape Girardeau, Colonel 1,839 --- 2
John B. Rogers
New Madrid (reports direct 424 --- ---
to headquarters)
Patterson, Mo 813 --- ---
Total District of 4,983 9 4
Southeastern Missouri
District of Rolla, Brigadier
General Thomas A. Davies:
Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 8 --- ---
Troops at Rolla 708 4 11
Troops at other points 1,520 --- 2
Total District of Rolla 2,236 4 13
Cavalry Division,* Brigadier
General John W. Davidson:
Staff (no station given) 10 --- ---
First Brigade, Colonel Lewis 3,445 --- 10
Merrill
Second Brigade, Colonel 2,832 --- 6
John M. Glover
Reserve Brigade, Colonel 1,041 --- ---
Henry C. Caldwell
Total Cavalry Division 7,328 --- 16
District of Southwestern
Missouri, Brigadier General
John McNeil:
Staff (Springfield, Mo.) 3 --- ---
Springfield (U. S. 1,261 --- 14
Volunteers), Major Hugh
J. Campbell.
Cassville (U. S. Volunteers), 1,373 --- ---
Colonel James M. Johnson.
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*Division included in return of Southeastern Missouri last month.
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