of twos, with the train and artillery, it covered about seven or eight miles on the road. I suppose from what he says my former estimate was correct, about 12,000, with fourteen pieces of artillery. They were in camp at the point where he was released at 10 o'clock this morning. I am disposed to think from what he says of conversation he overheard among them that the main branch of the railroad is not materially injured. It is certainly all right as far as South Point, except the burning of the station house and some slight incidental damage to the tracks from the burning of these buildings. As soon as the telegraph repairers come up I will send out a party with them to repair the line. General Smith has not yet arrived.

LEWIS MERRILL,

Colonel, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Numbers 206.
Saint Louis, Mo., October 3, 1864.

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IV. Commanding officer Second Missouri Light Artillery will immediately send one battery of his regiment to report to Brigadier-General Pike, commanding division Enrolled Missouri Militia at Kirkwood. The battery will be furnished with ten days' rations.

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VIII. The One hundred and thirty-eighth Illinois Infantry, Colonel Goodwin commanding, will proceed via Iron Mountain Railroad to Carondelet, Mo., at as early an hour to-morrow morning as practicable. Upon arriving at Carondelet Colonel Goodwin will report in person to Brigadier General Madison Miller for orders, the regiment remaining on board the cars until such orders are received. Quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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XVI. The detachment of the Sixty-first [Illinois] Veteran Volunteer Infantry, now at Schofield Barracks, will proceed to Cheltenham under the command of the senior captain and report to Colonel Wangelin, commanding Provisional Brigade.

XVII. Major Daniel Grass, Sixty-first Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry, will remain at Saint Louis and collect the men of his command and forward to the detachment at Cheltenham, reporting daily at these headquarters.

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By command of Major-General Pleasonton:

C. W. MARSH,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

BENTON BARRACKS, MO., October 3, 1864.

Lieutenant THOMSON,

Aide-de-Camp:

The One hundred and thirty-sixth [Illinois] Infantry is now at this post.

B. L. E. BONNEVILLE,

Colonel, Commanding.