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and heartily co-operate with us in an earnest effort to enforce the civil law. I will be in Saint Louis, on my way to Northeast Missouri, on Monday and will call on you.

Very truly, your obedient servant,

THOS. C. FLETCHER.


HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
March 23, 1865-11. 48 a. m.

Governor FLETCHER,

Jefferson City:

The Department of Arkansas has been added to my command by order received yesterday. I leave for Little Rock on Sunday morning, to be absent twelve or fourteen days. If I can serve you in any way before I leave, please inform me.

JOHN POPE,

Major-General.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO., March 23, 1865.

(Received 3. 05 p. m.)

Major General JOHN POPE:

Will be in Saint Louis Monday. Wrote you to-day, but too late for mail, thanking you for your yesterday's letter.

THOS. C. FLETCHER.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO., March 23, 1865.

(Received 3. 08 p. m.)

Major General JOHN POPE:

Am rejoiced at the addition of Arkansas to your command. Will go down Friday night and see you on Saturday.

THOS. C. FLETCHER.

SAINT LOUIS, MO., March 23, 1865-1. 45 p. m.

Major-General DODGE,

Fort Leavenworth:

The Forty-eighth Wisconsin will arrive this evening, having been ordered to report to you. To what district do you wish to send the regiment?

J. W. BARNES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, March 23, 1865.

Major J. W. BARNES,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Saint Louis:

The general starts to Saint Louis, by way of Kansas City and Warrensburg, to-morrow.

GEO. C. TICHENOR,

Aide-de-Camp.


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