OPERATIONS IN MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, THE INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST.

November 20, 1862 - December 31, 1863.

PART I. REPORTS.......................... Nov. 20, 1862 - December 31, 1863.

CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.............. Nov. 20, 1862- December 31, 1862.

SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.*

Nov. 20-23, 1862.- Reconnaissance toward Van Buren and Fort Smith, Ark.

24, 1862.- Skirmish at Beaver Creek, Mo.

24-26, 1862.- Expeditions from Greenfield into Jasper and Barton Counties, Mo.

25, 1862.- Skirmish at Pitman's Ferry, Ark.

Skirmish near Cane Hill, Ark.

25-29, 1862.- Expedition to Yellville, Ark.

26, 1862.- Brigadier General James G. Blunt, U. S. Army, assumes command of the District of Kansas.

26-29, 1862.- Affairs in Jackson and La Fayette Counties, Mo.

27, 1862.- Skirmish at Carthage, Mo.

27-December 5, 1862.- Expedition from Helena, Ark., to Grenada, Miss.+

28, 1862.- Engagement at Cane Hill, or Boston Mountains, Ark.

Brigadier General Washington L. Elliott, U. S. Army, temporarily in command of the Department of the Northwest.

30-December 6, 1862.- Expedition from Rolla to the Ozark Mountains, Mo., and skirmishes.

December 2, 1862.- Skirmish at Saline, Ind. T.

4, 1862.- Attack by citizens on Indian prisoners at Mankato, Minn.

4-6, 1862.- Operations about Cane Hill, and skirmish(December 6) at Reed's Mountain, Ark.

4-12, 1862.- Operations in the Cherokee country, Ind. T.

6, 1862.- Skirmish at Parkerville, Mo.

7, 1862.- Battle of Prairie Grove, Fayetteville, or Illinois Creek, Ark.

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*Of come of the minor events noted in this "Summary," no circumstantial reports are on file.

+For reports, see Series I, Vol. XVII, Part I, po. 528-541.

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