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GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Numbers 157.
Saint Louis, Mo., June 26, 1865.General Orders, Numbers 152, current series, from these headquarters, is hereby revoked.
By command of Major-General Dodge:
J. W. BARNES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Numbers 171.
Saint Louis, Mo., June 26, 1865.* * * * *
3. Paragraph 5, Special Orders, Numbers 109, from these headquarters, of date April 25, 1865, restricting the use of skiffs and boats on the Missouri River, is hereby revoked.
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6. At his own request, Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean, commanding District of Southwest Missouri, will turn over his command to the officer next in rank. He will then proceed to his place of residence, and report thence by letter to the Adjutant-General of the Army. The quartermaster's department will furnish transportation for the authorized number of horses and servants.
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10. Chaplain A. Wright, Second Regiment U. S. Volunteers, will report for duty to Brigadier General J. W. Sprague, U. S. Volunteers, assistant commissioner of refugees, &c., for the States of Missouri and Arkansas.
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By command of Major-General Dodge:
J. W. BARNES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,Saint Louis, Mo., June 26, 1865.
General McKean:
Order the Fourteenth Cavalry Missouri Volunteers, now in Your district, to proceed at once to Fort Riley, Kans., and join the regiment. Mount the dismounted of the Fourteenth on horses from the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Missouri Cavalry. Have them take sufficient supplies for the march, and the quartermaster to furnish the transportation.
By order of Major-General Dodge:
J. W. BARNES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ROLLA, Numbers 113.
Rolla, Mo., June 26, 1865.1. Pursuant to orders from headquarters Department of the Missouri, the commanding officer detachment Fifth Cavalry Missouri State Militia will move at once with his command to Saint Louis, Mo., for the purpose of being mustered out of service. The sick and dismounted men of the command will be placed in charge of a competent non-
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