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HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI,
Springfield, Mo., May 14, 1864.Major MELTON,
Commanding Detach. Second Ark. Cav. Vols., via Cassville:
Colonel Phelps has just been ordered by dispatch to send to least three squadrons to Cassville. Remain with your command at Berryville until you hear from Colonel Phelps, as he may desire to make your force a part of the three squadrons for Cassville. General Marmaduke is reported to have crossed the Arkansas River near Van Buren on the night of the 12th instant, and to be moving for the western border of Missouri with 1,100 men.
Send a copy of this to Colonel Phelps at once, and keep up communication with Cassville.
By order of Brigadier-General Sanborn:
W. D. HUBBARD,
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF NORTH MISSOURI,
Saint Joseph, Mo., May 14, 1864.Lieutenant-Colonel DRAPER,
Macon, Mo.:
Let the Boone and Howard squads still keep up their vigilance. I shall be at Macon on Monday en route to Saint Louis; will arrange for all the officers to spend a day or two at the fair unless something unforeseen prevents.
CLINTON B. FISK,
Brigadier-General.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF NORTH MISSOURI,
Saint Joseph, Mo., May 14, 1864.Lieutenant-Colonel DRAPE,
Macon, Mo.:
Furnish H. Truman with horses by some nears. Buy, if necessary. We have no revolvers here. He must get them from Saint Louis. I thought I thought I saw him with several revolvers. Fit him out with the least possible delay. Advices received this p. m. from J. H. Robinson represent that guerrillas are actually going into camp on the road between Danville and Portland. Cannot the troops in that vicinity rout them?
CLINTON B. FISK,
Brigadier-General.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF NORTH MISSOURI,
Saint Joseph, Mo., May 14, 1864.Honorable L. SALISBURY,
Salisbury, Chariton, County, Mo.:
DEAR SIR: I am directed by the general by the general commanding to acknowledge the receipt of your note of May 10. and to say in reply that he has referred your communication to Lieutenant-Colonel Draper, commanding at Macon, with instructions to look out sharply for
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