POTOSI, MO., January 8, 1865.

Major H. HANNAHS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

The scout that I sent out under Lieutenant Weddle to Black River came up with a party of bushwhackers and killed 2 of them, capturing 1 horse. The names of the men killed were the notorious Samuel Torringer and James Barton.

WM. MORAN,

First Lieutenant, Commanding Company E, Fiftieth Missouri Volunteers.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
January 8, 1865-5. 40 p. m.

Brigadier-General BROWN,

Rolla, Mo.:

Order the Seventeenth Illinois into Southeast Missouri. The mounted part will march to Centerville and report by messenger for orders to commanding officer at Pilot Knob; the dismounted men will go by rail to Pilot Knob. Regiment will take camp and garrison equipage. Report when they move to move.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI,

Numbers 8.
Springfield, Mo., January 8, 1865.

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II. Major Milton Burch, Eighth Cavalry Missouri State Militia, is hereby relieved from duty as commanding officer of the regiment and assigned to duty as commanding officer of the post of Neosho. He will proceed to Neosho and assume command of that post without delay.

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By order of Brigadier General J. B. Sanborn:

WM. T. KITTREDGE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

WARRENSBURG, January 8, 1865.

Colonel CHESTER HARDING, Jr.,

Kansas City:

Have you any further information of guerrillas in Jackson? Nothing is known of them at Pleasant Hill. I sent you a company of cavalry. Has it arrived?

JOHN F. PHILIPS,

Colonel, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF UPPER ARKANSAS,
In the field, Fort Larned, Kans., January 8, 1865.

Major C. S. CHARLOT,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of Kansas:

MAJOR: I have the honor to report, for the information of the general commanding, my arrival at this post. I left Fort Riley on Tuesday,