My men acted nobly, and I take pleasure in especially recommending Lieutenant Schweikher, of H Squadron, for his daring and bravery.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO. W. WEBET,

Captain Company M, Eleventh Missouri cav. Vols.

Lieutenant A. J. NEWBY,

Adjt. Eleventh Mississippi Cavalry Volunteers.

APRIL 28-30, 1864.-Skirmishes in Johnson Country, Mo.

REPORT.

Numbers 1.-Brigadier General Egbert B. Brown, U. S. Army, commanding District of Central missouri.

Numbers 2.-Colonel James McFerran, First Missouri State Militia Cavalry.

Numbers 3.-Major Jesse L. Pritchard, Second Cavalry.

Numbers 1. Report of Brigadier General Egbert B. Brown, U. S. Army, commanding District of Central Missouri.

WARRENSBURG, April 30, 1864.

The First Missouri State Militia skirmished with the guerrillas Thursday afternoon; dove them onto the Second Colorado, who had a warn chase all day yesterday. We had 1 man killed, 1 wounded Several guerrillas fell. The band is broken and scattered. Particulars by mail.

E. B. BROWN.

Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding.

Major O. D. GREENE.

Assistant Adjutant-General, Saint Louis.

Numbers 2. Report of Colonel James McFerran, First Missouri State Militia

Cavalry.

HDQRS. FIRST CAVALRY, MISSOURI STATE MILITIA,
Warrensburg, Mo., May 2, 1864.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to state that First Lieutenant James E. Couch, Company C, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, and Francis N. Kelly, bugler, and Joseph T. Mason, private, Company C, First Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, were killed by Quantrill's guerrillas in Johnson Country, Mo., on the 28th ultimo, and Jacob Spake, private in same company, was dangerously wounded. These guerrillas had just arrived from the south, and took Lieutenant Couch and his party by surprise. The band is supposed to number from 80 to 100 men, well mounted, armed, and equipped, and are