HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
Saint Louis, Mo., March 3, 1865.

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

Washington;

There are three regiments of Cherokees at Fort Gibson. I would like to use on regiment on the Santa Fe route west of Arkansas River. will you please give orders of one regiment to proceed up the Arkansas on west side and report to commanding officer at Fort Larned. Please inform me by telegraph in this order is made, that I may have orders at Larned to meet regiment.

JOHN POPE

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3, 1865.

Major-General POPE,

Saint Louis, Mo.:

I am not willing to weaken the force at Fort Gibson without General Reynolds' consent. Please telegraph to him. If he can spare the regiment he will order it, as you propose.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
March 3, 1865-1. 42 p. m.

Major-General POPE:

General Connor will be in Denver next week. General Mitchell is on the plains, at the head of the expedition starting after the Indians near Black Hills. He ranks Connor. Do you think I had better let Mitchell go on and relieve him when he returns from the expedition, letting Connor take charge of the district in his absence, or relieve Mitchell now and send Connor with the expedition? Mitchell is very desirous to go with the expedition he has fitted out, and I can keep him under my orders until his return, when all the troops in the three districts will naturally fall to Connor.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
Saint Louis, March 3, 1865-2. 10 p. m.

General DODGE:

You can do as you suggest about Mitchell and Connor, if you think it best.

JOHN POPE,

Major-General.

OFFICE ACTING ASSISTANT PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL.

Saint Louis, March 3, 1865.

Major General G. M. DODGE,

Commanding Department of the Missouri:

GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that official notice has been given to me by the provost-marshal of the Third District of the