HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF UPPER ARKANSAS,
Fort Riley, Kans. February 16, 1865.

Captain W. H. GREENE,

Commanding Fort Zarah:

The colonel commanding directs that you will immediately prosed to erect a small block-house, or earth-works, at your post, as the probabilities are that he will be obliged to withdraw part of the command now stationed at Fort Zarah, and in his event a small command will be able to protect themselves by this means of defense.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. E. TAPPAN,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

ALKALI, February 16, 1865.

Colonel MOONLIGHT:

I am directed not to establish post at Harlow's, that being in your district.

LIVINGSTON.

SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEXICO, Numbers 6.
Santa Fe., N. Mex., February 16, 1865.

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II. Company B, Fifth U. S. Infantry, will take post at Los Pinos until further orders, and Company G, Fifth U. S. Infantry, now at that post, will hold itself in readiness to proceed with Captain Brotherton to Franklin, Tex. Captain Edmond Butler will be relieved from duty at Los Pinos in time to proceed to Franklin with Captain Brotherton, and will make his arrangements accordingly.

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By command of Brigadier-General Carleton:

BEN. C. CUTLER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE NORTHWEST, Numbers 7.
Milwaukee, Wis., February 16, 1865.

The following officers are announced on the staff of the major-general commanding. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly: Major C. S. Charlot, assistant adjutant-general; Major S. S. Curtis, Second Colorado Cavalry, aide-de-camp and judge-advocate.

By command of Major-General Curtis:

J. F. MELINE,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,

New Orleans, La., February 17, 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 17th day of February, 1865: Dr. Maximilian Funk, a refugee from Texas, states he left Galveston February 9; states the number of effective troops in and about Galveston to be not over 2,000. Generally three or four