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March 30, 1864.-Action at Mount Elba and pursuit of Confederates to Big Creek.

31, 1864.-Skirmish near Arkadelphia.

April 1, 1864.-Skirmish at Arkadelphia.

2, 1864.-Skirmishes at Antoine, or Terre Noir Creek, and on Wolf Creek.

2-3, 1864.-Skirmishes at Okolona.

3-4, 1864.-Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, Little Missouri River.

5, 1864.-Skirmish at Marks' Mills.

6, 1864.-Skirmish qat the Little Missouri.

9-12, 1864.-Skirmishes on Praire D'Ane.

13, 1864.-Action at Moscow.

14, 1864.-Skirmish at Duth Mills.

Skirmish at White Oak Creek.

15, 1864.-Skrimish at Camden.

16, 1864.-Skrimish at Liberty Post-Office.

16-18, 1864.-Skirmishes about Camden.

17, 1864.-Skirmish at Red Mound.

18, 1864.-Engagement at Poison Sping.

20, 1864.-Skrimish near Camden.

23, 1864.-Confederate demonstration on Camden.

Affair at Swan Lake.

24, 1864.-Skirmish near Camden.

25, 1864.-Action at Marks's Mills.

25-26, 1864.- Skirmishes in Moro Battom.

26, 1864.-Steele's column retreats from Camden.

28, 1864.-Skirmish near Princeton.

29, 1864.-Skirmish at the Ouachita River.

Skirmish near Saline Bottom.

30, 1864.-Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry.

Skirmish at Whitmoore's Mill.

May 3, 1864.-Steele's column arrives at Little Rock.

REPORTS, ETC.*


Numbers 1.-Strength and organization of the expeditionary forces command by Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, March 31, 1864.


Numbers 2.-Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, commanding Department of Arkansas.


Numbers 3.-Captain Junius B. Wheeler, U. S. Corps of Engineers, Chief Engineer.


Numbers 4.-Captain Charles A. Henry, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, Chief Quartermaster.


Numbers 5.-Brigadier General Frederick Salomon, U. S. Army, commanding Third Division, Seventh Army Crops.


Numbers 6.-Brigadier General Samuel A. Rice, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade.


Numbers 7.-Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Wells, Fiftieth Indiana Infantry, of skirmish at Antoine.


Numbers 8.-Colonel Thomas H. Benton, jr., Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry, of skirmish at Antoine.


Numbers 9.-Major Hiram D. Gibson, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry, of operations March 23-April 19.


Numbers 10.-Colonel Cyrus H. Mackey, Thirty-third Iowa Infantry, of operations April 19-May 3.


Numbers 11.-Colonel Charles E. Salomon, Ninth Wisconsin Infantry, of skirmish at Anotine.

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*See also General E. Kirby Smith's reports, p. 476 et seq.

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