SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. FIRST DIV., 7TH ARMY CORPS, Numbers 49.
Little Rock, Ark., March 22, 1865.

I. Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Dengler, Forty-third Illinois Infantry Volunteers, is hereby relieved from command of the First Brigade, First Division, and will turn over to Bvt. Brigadier General T. M. Bowen, U. S. Volunteers, the records of the brigade.

II. Bvt. Brigadier General T. M. Bowen, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby appointed to the command of the First Brigade, First Division, Seventh Army Corps, and will relieve Lieutenant Colonel A. Dengler, Forty-third Illinois Infantry.

* * * * *

By order of Brigadier General F. Salomon:

A. S. KENDRICK,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,

Fort Smith, March 22, 1865. (Received 3 p. m.)

Major-General POPE:

The rebel army in the Trans-Mississippi are at Camden, Shreveport, and various other points along Red River. I hear of no movements among them. Maxey and Cooper are making an effort to reorganize their forces at Doaksville and Boggy Depot. There has been no force on the Arkansas River; navigation has been uninterrupted to the present time. I have sent scouts to Red River and will advise you of every movement of the enemy.

CYRUS BUSSEY,

Brigadier-General.

FORT SMITH, March 22, 1865. (Received 9 p. m.)

JOSEPH McC. BELL,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have forwarded your dispatch to Major-General Reynolds by messenger to the end of telegraph now completed, to within forty miles of this place. Expect to be in telegraphic communication with Little Rock by the 27th.

CYRUS BUSSEY,

Brigadier-General.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT,

Commanding Armies of the United States:

GENERAL: The undersigned delegates of the Cherokee Nation, duly appointed by authority of the national council to look after the interests of our people in the city of Washington, being informed that an effort is being made to get the Indian Territory attached to the Department of the Missouri and Kansas, respectfully request the change asked for be not made. We are all entirely satisfied to remain under the command of Major-General Reynolds, in the Department of Arkansas.