of General A. J. Smith's command will be very useful, if they can be spared from General Thomas, but are not indispensable. I have been making provision for this contingency by diminishing the number of posts of the River, and reduced the works at others, so as to be held by smaller garrisons.

ED. R. S. CANBY,

Major-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Numbers 2.
Saint Louis, Mo., January 2, 1865.

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7. Major C. H. Gregory, Seventh Kansas Cavalry is hereby assigned to duty as chief of cavalry and acting ordnance officer on the staff of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing, Jr., commanding Saint Louis District, and will report fortwith accordingly.

By command of Major-General Dodge:

J. W. BARNES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

PILOT KNOB, January 2, 1865.

General EWING:

From the information Captain Leeper brings me, and from all that I can obtain from citizens coming here from Northern Arkansas, I am satisfied the rebel leaders in that section are making an effort to get all their men into camp at this time. Captain Leeper thinks they are me some more troops, so that I can keep scouting parties in that direction. There are so many outposts to hold that I have no men left for scouting purposes.

H. M. HILLER,

Lieutenant-Colonel.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, Numbers 2.
Springfield, Mo., January 2, 1865.

I. A permanent post will be established in the vicinity of Warsaw, Mo., on the south side of the Osage River.

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By order of Brigadier General J. B. Sanborn:

WM. T. KITTREDGE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

FORT RILEY, KANS., January 2, 1865.

Major C. S. CHARLOT,

Asst. Adjt. General, Dept. of Kansas, Fort Leavenworth:

MAJOR: I have the honor to call the attention of the general commanding to the following extract the Rocky Mountain News, a paper published at Denver, Colo. Ter. While in command of the District of Upper Arkansas I had the honor to report to the general com-