GLASGOW, October 2, 1864.

General E. B. BROWN:

How much force have you? Have any of my troops reached you yet? I shall be with you to-night. What is the prospect?

C. B. FISK,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL DISTRICT,
Jefferson City, Mo., October 2, 1864.

Brigadier-General FISK:

None of your troops have arrived. The enemy in small force were east of Washington yesterday, moving this way; main body last heard from near Cuba. Both railroads and towns of Marion and Franklin reported destroyed. I have a boat ready to cross your command. Send all the boats from above to this place. Bring all the arms you can.

E. B. BROWN,

Brigadier-General.

BOONVILLE, October 2, 1864.

General BROWN:

I am en route by steamer Hattie May, with escort, and some of my troops must reach you to-night. I shall be down in the morning. I have no extra arms. Shreveport will be down to-morrow with ordnance stores from Lexington. She is now at Glasgow.

CLINTON B. FISK,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CENTRAL MISSOURI,
Jefferson City, October 2, 1864.

Captain T. S. CASE,

District Quartermaster:

CAPTAIN: The general commanding directs that you will immediately procure a supply of iron bars for the purpose of making loop-holes in stone and brick buildings, and have the same ready for use at any moment.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. STEGER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DISTRICT OF CENTRAL MISSOURI, Numbers 211.
Jefferson City, Mo., October 2, 1864.

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6. Colonel R. Poser, commanding Thirty-fourth Enrolled Missouri Militia, will order four companies of his command to move at 7 a. m. to-morrow, 3rd instant, by train, and take post as follows: Two companies at the Osage bridge and two companies at the Gasconade bridge. The command will be provided with ten days' rations and 100 rounds of ammunition to each man.

By order of Brigadier-General Brown:

J. H. STEGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.