[Indorsement.]

OFFICE OF PROV. March General, DEPT. OF THE GULF,

New Orleans, La., June 14, 1864.

Respectfully forwarded to Major-General Canby, through department headquarters.

JAMES BOWEN,

Brigadier General, Provost-Marshal-General, Dept. of the Gulf.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, OFFICE CHIEF OF ARTILLERY,
New Orleans, June 14, 1864.

ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,

Department of the Gulf:

SIR: I have the honor to request that an order be immediately issued ordering Companies A and G, First Indiana Heavy Artillery, now at Baton Rouge, to proceeded once to Marganza and relieve the batteries and detachments of that regiment now serving at that place. Upon being relieved they will proceed at once to Baton Rouge, and be reported to the commanding officer at that place.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

RICHARD ARNOLD,

Brigadier-General, Chief of Artillery, Dept. of the Gulf.

[Indorsement.]

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, June 15, 1864.

Respectfully returned to General Arnold, chief of artillery, who will report his reasons for this change. It fought not to be asked except on strong grounds.

By command of Major-General:

GEO. B. DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENTS OF THE GULF, Numbers 156.
New Orleans, La., June 14, 1864.

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7. The First and Fifth Brigades of the Cavalry Division, now stationed near Fort Banks, will be moved to the east bank of the Mississippi, at such point near Greenville as the chief of cavalry may select. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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9. In accordance with orders from headquarters Division of West Mississippi, Brigadier General W. H. Emory, commanding U. S. forces at Morganza, will, so soon as the interest of the service admits, relieve the following named batteries from duty with his command, and send them by the first available transport to New Orleans: Battery F, First U. S. Artillery, Battery L, First U. S. Artillery, Battery C, Second U. S. Artillery. Upon arrival in New Orleans,