HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
Fort Leavenworth, February 15, 1865.

Brigadier-General MITCHELL,

Omaha:

A train left here for Denver January 23 loaded with 50,000 rations for Cottonwood. It was then to proceed to Denver. I think those rations should go through to Julesburg, and let train going from here now take rations to Cottonwood. This will insure a supply at Julesburg on arrival of the troops there. Attend to this and answer.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
Fort Leavenworth, February 15, 1865.

Brigadier-General MITCHELL,

Omaha:

The Secretary of War authorizes me to raise a company of Indians. You can raise a company among the Omahas to be used as guides and scouts, to be mustered in for one year. I will appoint officers upon your recommendation.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
Fort Leavenworth, February 15, 1865.

Colonel THOMAS MOONLIGHT,

Denver City:

If the citizens of Colorado will not aid you, put the troops that are guarding towns and settlements on to our lines of communication and let towns and settlements take care of themselves. You have now got control of all troops in Colorado, and will the militia you raise can operate against the Indians along the Overland route. One hundred teams left here for Denver January 23.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DISTRICT OF COLORADO, Numbers 12.
Denver, Colo. Ter., February 15, 1865.

I. Pursuant to telegraphic instructions from department headquarters this day received, the District of Colorado now consist of the Territory of Colorado, excepting the post of Julesburg.

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By order of Colonel T. Moonlight, Eleventh Kansas Cavalry.

IRA I. TABER,

First Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO,
Santa Fe., N. Mex., February 15, 1865.

This morning Herrera Grande and five other Navajo chiefs, and Jesus, the interpreter, for whom I wrote to General Crocker on the 22nd of