the important bridges. There is reported to be a force gathering around Pocahontas, Batesville, &c. Shelby ordered them to concentrate in Strawberry Bottoms on January 20 instant. I doubt whether he gets many of the men. The going out of service of the Missouri State Militia, and sending away to General Thomas of the U. S. Volunteers, will strip the department of troops. General Halleck when he called upon me for the latter stated that they would be returned when the crisis requiring them had passed.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

[Indorsement.]

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, January 29, 1865.

Respectfully forwarded,* with the recommendation that provision be made for the contingency herein referred to. I see no present prospect of supplying this deficiency from other departments of the division. With this I transmit a list of the regiments wit the dates at which their terms of service expire.

ED. R. S. CANBY,

Major-General.

[Inclosure.]

Missouri State Militia.

No. Regimen Arm. Date of Period. Expirat Strengt

ts. muster ion of h.

into U. term,

S. from-

service

, from-

1. Missour Cavalry Februar Three Februar 867

i State . . . y 3 to years. y 3 to

Militia April April

. 8, 8,

1862, 1865.

2. . . do. . . do. Decembe . . do. Decembe 655

. . r 4, . r 4,

1861, 1864,

to Oc to

tober October

31, 31,

1862. 1865.

3. . . do. . . do. January . . do. January 736

. ., 1862, ., 1865,

to De to De

cember, cember,

1863 1866.

4. . . do. . . do. January . . do. January 843

. . 16 to . 16 to

April April

1, 1,

1862. 1865.

5. . . do. . . do. May 19, . . do. May 19, 712

. . 1862. . . 1865. .

6. . . do. . . do. January . . do January 661

. . 12, 12,

1862, 1865,

to to

March March

15, 15,

1863. 1866.

7. . . do. . . do. April 4 . . do. April 4 831

. . to . to Aril

April 21,

21, 1865.

1862.

8. . . do. . . do. Decembe . . do. Decembe 1,005

. . r 8, . r 8,

1861, 1864,

to to

April April

14, 14,

1862 1865.

9. . . do. . . do. April, . . do. April, 834

. . 1862. . . 1865. .

10. . . do. Infantr Decembe . . do. Decembe 568

. y r 21, . r 21,

1861, 1864,

to May to May

10, 10,

1862. 1865.

The above is taken from the regimental records.

J. F. BENNETT,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,

Numbers 6. Saint Louis, Mo., January 6, 1865.

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12. The Second Missouri Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Hunt commanding, now stationed at Benton Barracks, will report for duty to Colonel B. L. E. Bonneville, commanding post at Benton Barracks.

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By command of Major-General Dodge:

J. W. BARNES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

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* To Major-General Halleck.

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