GENERAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 164.
Washington, April 17, 1864.

I. By direction of the President of the United States, the Indian Territory and military post of Fort Smith, included in the Department of Kansas by General Orders, Numbers 1, current series, are hereby transferred to the Department of Arkansas.

II. Major-General Blunt, U. S. Volunteers, will repair to Fort Leavenworth, and report to the commanding officer Department of Kansas, for orders.

By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Copies telegraphed to Generals Sherman, Steele, Curtis, Blunt, and Kimball.)

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS, Camden, Ark., April 17, 1864.

Colonel F. H. MANTER,
Chief of Staff:

COLONEL: I have the honor to report that in obedience to instructions from department the Thirty-sixth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry has been detailed to occupy and run Mr. Britton's mill, under the direction of Captain Thompson, commissary of subsistence. I have sent a staff officer to the bayou, who reports that the bridge is passable for infantry and the bayou fordable for teams. I would respectfully suggest that one company of cavalry be ordered to report to Colonel Kittredge, commanding Thirty-sixth Iowa Volunteers Infantry, for picket and orderly duty at the mill, to keep up connection and be properly advised o any intention of the enemy on the mill. The regiment will march at 7 a. m. to-morrow. The pioneer corps will repair the bridge to-morrow for the use of trains.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

F. SALOMON,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. 3rd DIV., 7TH ARMY CORPS, Numbers 14.
Camden, Ark., April 17, 1864.

The batteries of this division are hereby detached from the brigades and will report to Captain G. Stange, chief of artillery.

By order of Brigadier General F. Salomon:

A. BLOCKI,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS, Camden, Ark., April 17, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM E. McLEAN,
Commanding Second Brigade:

COLONEL: You will immediately detail one regiment of your brigade to march to Britton's mill, 6 miles from town, to occupy and run the same. The commanding officer of the regiment will report at these headquarters immediately.

By order of Brigadier General F. Salomon:

A. BLOCKI,

Assistant Adjutant-General.