yourself restricted to one more boat at Pittsburgh, but I wish to know by telegraph what extent is proposed beyond that before contracts are made.

The crew is of great importance. I will give honorable reward, and also prize-money, for successful courage, in large and liberal measure.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENL.'S OFFICE,

Numbers 69.
Washington, March 31, 1862.

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2. Brigadier General Henry M. Judah will repair to Saint Louis, Mo., and report to Major-General Halleck for duty in the Department of the Mississippi.

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By order of the Secretary of War:

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DISTRICT OF WEST TENN.,

Numbers 30.
Savannah, March 31, 1862.

The headquarters of the District of West Tennessee is hereby changed to Pittsburg. An office will be continued at Savannah, where all official communications may be left by troops having easier access with that point than Pittsburg.

By command of Major-General Grant:

JNumbers A. RAWLINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Extract from return of the Department of the Mississippi, Major General H. W. Halleck, commanding, for March, 1862.*

Present for duty.

Officers Men. Aggregat Aggregat

. e e

Troops. present. present

and

absent.

District of West

Tennessee (Grant) 11 --- 11 11

First Division

(McClernand) 343 6,564 8,152 10,780

Second Division (C.

F. Smith.) 408 8,311 10,618 13,068

Third Division (Lew.

Wallace) 312 7,222 8,960 10,556

Fourth Division

(Hurlbut) 268 6,231 8,013 9,821

Fifth Division

(Sherman) 378 8,150 10,620 11,966

Sixth Division 174 3,744 4,914 5,491

Savannah 91 1,992 2,381 2,893

Fort Donelson 39 673 969 1,779

Fort Henry 69 1,390 1,698 1,810

Total. 2,093 44,277 56,336 68,175

District of Cairo

(Strong):

Cairo, Ill. 24 298 560 1,000

Paducah, Ky. 144 3,021 3,900 5,415

Columbus, Ky. 34 691 949 1,111

Hickman, Ky. 19 415 509 540

Total. 221 4,425 5,918 8,066

Grand total. 2,314 48,702 62,254 76,241

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*District of the Ohio not reported in the original return.

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