FORT LEAVENWORTH, February 10, 1865.

Brigadier- General MITCHELL,

Omaha:

One hundred teams left here a week ago for Denver. Seventy- five of them are to unload at Cottonwood; wagons go through to Denver empty. If you want anything hauled from Cottonwood to Julesburg, take advantage of this. one hundred thousand rations leave for Kearny to- day, and next week 150 teams will be loaded for Cottonwood and Julesburg. What do out want them loaded with! Has the quartermaster at Omaha any authority to contract for corn! If so, by whom given!

G. M. DODGE,

Major- General.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, February 10, 1865.

Colonel LIVINGSTON,

Julesburg:

Were the Government stores at Valley Station saved! Have we 6,000 bushels of corn there! When do the Overland Mail Company proposed to put coaches on west of Julesburg!

G. M. DODGE,

MAJOR- General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIL. DIV., OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, Numbers 42.
New Orleans, La., February 11, 1865.

1. Captain R. B. Hatch, assistant quartermaster of volunteers, will proceed without delay to Memphis, Tenn., and report to Major-General Dana, commanding Department of Mississippi, for assignment to duty.

2. Paragraph 13, Special Orders, Numbers 40, assigning Surg. Julius A. Skilton, Fourteenth New York Cavalry, to duty with the Separate Brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General Lucas, is hereby so modified as to read 'surgeon in charge," instead of "chief medical office," for the purpose of conforming with Circular Numbers 1, series of 1864, from the office of the chief medical officer of this division. l

3. Lieutenant Colonel C. E. Compton, Fifty- third U. S . Colored Infantry, is hereby detailed as acting assistant inspector- general of the forces under te command of Brigadier General John P. Hawkins, U. S . Volunteers. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

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By order of Major General E. R. S. Canby:

C. T. CHRISTENSEN,
Lieutenant- Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,

New Orleans, La., February 11, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Asst. Adjt. General, Military Division of West Mississippi:

COLONEL: I have the honor to submit to your consideration the following report of information received at this office this 11th day of February, 1865; Captain L. W. Whibark, Salem, Mo., January 30, states