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23 Series I Volume XLI-III Serial 85 - Price's Missouri Expedition Part III

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will be a good guide on that side of the river; he will be aboard the Celeste. Mr. McLaren, another guide, for the east side of the river, will report to you. You will go up the river as far as possible, and then land and march on Augusta, unless you learn from General West or other good authority that the enemy is somewhere else, in which case you will march on the enemy. If General West should be at Grand Glaize, and the Celeste, or some other boat, can reach that point and help him cross, the result might be very favorable, allowing that Shelby is near Augusta. If is in my power I will send along more troops after you. Use every effort to have Shelby suppressed.

Very respectfully,

C. C. ANDREWS,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Devall's Bluff, September 2, 1864.

Major ENSIGN,

Commanding Third Brigade:

The pickets report that they have heard artillery firing out on the railroad this morning. You will at once send out a scout as far as the first station, about seven miles.

By order of Brigadier General C. C. Andrews:

W. A. MARTIN,

First Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Devall's Bluff, September 2, 1864.

Major ENSIGN,

Commanding Third Brigade:

I want seventy-five men, mounted, to start out this afternoon with four days' rations. I must have twenty-five at least. Give orders for the men to be in readiness and let me know the best you can do. My inspection the other day showed 460 men for duty and 197 serviceable horses.

Very respectfully,

C. C. ANDREWS,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS,
Devall's Bluff, September 2, 1864.

Major ENSIGN,

Commanding Third Brigade:

You will furnish from your command, to report to Colonel Graves on board streamer Nevada, at 2 o'clock to-morrow morning, two commissioned officers and forty enlisted men. They will be dismounted and have five days' rations.

By order of Brigadier General C. C. Andrews:

W. A. MARTIN,

First Lieutenant, Third Michigan Cavalry, Actg. Asst. Adjt. General


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