MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER,

September 15, 1864-1 p.m

Lieutenant-Colonel CHRISTENSEN,

Assistant Adjutant-General, New Orleans, La.:

Am leaving for Devall's Bluff. Boat just down White River reports all quiet. No truth in rumor of our loss of gun-boats. Colonel Slack's brigade is at Saint Charles all right.

J. J. REYNOLDS,

Major-General, Commanding.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., September 15, 1864-2 p.m.

(Received 6.30 p.m. 24th.)

Major T. T. ECKERT:

The latest reports from Steele are to the 9th instant. A part of Price's force had crossed at Dardanelle. Steele's re-enforcement were arriving, and he was sufficiently in force to take the field against Price and Shelby. No other important news. Canby just completed cable between Forts Morgan and Gaines, Mobile Bay.

W. G. FULLER.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS, Numbers 223.
Little Rock, Ark., September 15, 1864.

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IV. The cavalry command serving in the District of Little Rock is hereby organized into four brigades, as follows, to be designated as the Cavalry Division, Seventh Army Corps:

First Brigade-Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry, Seventh Missouri Cavalry, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, First Indiana Cavalry.

Second Brigade-First Missouri Cavalry, Third Missouri Cavalry, First Iowa Cavalry, Fourth Arkansas Cavalry, Third U. S. Cavalry.

Third Brigade-Eighth Missouri Cavalry, Tenth Illinois Cavalry, Ninth Iowa Cavalry, Eleventh Missouri Cavalry, Second Missouri Cavalry.

Fourth Brigade-Third Michigan Cavalry, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, Third Arkansas Cavalry, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, First Nebraska Cavalry.

V. Brigadier General Joseph R. West, U. S. Volunteers, chief cavalry of the department, is hereby assigned to the command of the Cavalry Division, Seventh Army Corps.

By order of Major General F. Steele:

W. D. GREEN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

DEVALL'S BLUFF, September 15, 1864.

Captain C. H DYER:

I have 784 enlisted men in the infantry and cavalry for duty; of these, 318 are on duty to-day. I have been unable to furnish men for two or three other details that were required to-day. Am not able to relieve some ten who were on duty yesterday, and do not see how I can furnish the train guard.

C. C. ANDREWS,

Brigadier-General.