boat has orders to observe your wish, but his familiarity with the river will make his counsel valuable, and you are advised to avail yourself of it. You will report back within two days. By order of Brig. Gen. A. Shaler: CHAS. E. HOWE, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS, Capt. W. J. HAUGHAWOUT, Commanding Detachment Ninth Kansas Cavalry: SIR: You will march under the guidance of Mr. P. S. Smith, citizen, to the house of Mr. McFall, on Little Lagrue Bayou, and after consulting with him make such dispositions of your men as will promise the most success in capturing Maybery and his party, who are believed to be in that neighborhood. Be careful to avoid acts of depredation on the part of your men, and report back as soon as the search or capture is completed. By order of Brig. Gen. A. Shaler: CHAS. E. HOWE, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. LITTLE ROCK, May 11, 1865. Brigadier-General CLAYTON: Rumor has reached these headquarters that you have made important captures of rebel irregulars. Will you give us the facts? Respectfully, JOHN LEVERING. Lieut. Col. JOHN LEVERING, PINE BLUFF, ARK., May 11, 1865. Assistant Adjutant-General: Captain Husband, Lieutenant Stewart, and twenty-four men surrendered to Major Davis this morning as prisoners of war. Captain Husband and ten of his men are very anxious to be paroled here and allowed to return to their homes in Southwestern Texas, retaining their horses to travel upon and their side-arms for self-protection. The rest of his men will turn over their arms, take the oath, and return to their homes in this State and Missouri. As Captain Husband and his company have always carried on an honorable mode of warfare, I respectfully recommend that his request be granted and that the necessary arrangements be perfected here. Vaugine and Maybery have not yet surrendered, but Major Davis assures me that they will. He (Davis) is still on the north side of the river with 170 men. I will send two companies of infantry to-night down the river by steamer to co-operate with him. Have sent notice to Vaugine's and Maybery's commands that unless they surrender by the 15th instant they will be treated as outlaws. POWELL CLAYTON, Brigadier-General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS, Brigadier-General CLAYTON, Little Rock, Ark., May 11, 1865. Commanding at Pine Bluff: The surrender of rebel commands as prisoners of war will be accepted. They will be sent to this post, where the oath will be administered and they will be permitted to go to their homes. By command of Major-General Reynolds: JOHN LEVERING, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI, General DODGE: Have you any news of interest from the interior of Missouri or the plains? I leave for Cincinnati this afternoon. What of Jeff. Thompson? JNO. POPE, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Major-General POPE: son. Saint Louis, Mo., May 11, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonel Davis has had an interview with General ThompHe took forty-eight hours to get his brigade commanders together to decide. Thompson's army is scattered all over North Arkansas, and Jeff. says he cannot surrender without consulting his brigade commanders. No news from plains. Dispatch just received from Lexington. One Clement demands surrender of that place; six miles out, and gives until to-morrow morning. Says he has the force, and will burn town, kill soldiers, &c. G. M. DODGE, HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI, Major-General DODGE, Saint Louis: May 11, 1865-1.50 p. m. The Sixth Regiment U. S. Volunteers, 950 strong, under the command of Col. C. H. Potter, has arrived at Leavenworth. I have directed Colonel Potter to report to you for orders. JOS. MOC. BELL, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI, General DODGE: May 11, 1865-2.25 p. m. What troops have you at Lexington and what have you done? Is it possible that nothing is known of a considerable force of rebels near Lexington, if any force is really there? Please answer immediately. JNO. POPE, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Major-General POPE: Two hundred troops at Lexington, and as many more close by it. I think it is a ruse to get our troops there to let that gang cross the river. It cannot be possible for any large party to get up there without our knowledge. Jim Foster's gang pitched into Palmyra yesterday; stole twenty horses; ten men in the gang. G. M. DODGE, Major-General. SAINT LOUIS, Mo., May 11, 1865—12.10 p. m. Quincy, Ill.: Senator J. R. DOOLITTLE, I leave for Quincy this p. m. Will be there at 11 a. m. to-morrow. I deem a consultation necessary, that I may be able to fit out our expedition for the comfort and pleasure of the committee. A. MOD. McCOOK, Major-General. [MAY 11, 1865.-For Thompson to Dodge, accepting terms for surrender of C. S. forces, see Part I, p. 236.J GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI No. 117. I. All orders in this department which require sentences of military commissions to be confirmed by the commanding general of the department are hereby rescinded. II. Hereafter final action will be taken upon the records and proceedings of military commissions by the officers convening them, in accordance with the rules governing action upon the records and proceedings of general courts-martial. III. The approval of the department commander, as such, is essential only in capital cases and those which extend to the dismissal of commissioned officers. By command of Major-General Dodge: J. W. BARNES, Assistant Adjutant-General. [MAY 11, 1865.-For correspondence between Davis and Thompson, relative to surrender of forces commanded by latter, see Part I, pp. 234, 235.1 SPECIAL ORDERS,} SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT, Saint Louis, Mo., May 11, 1865. No. 1. The Fifty-first Missouri Volunteers having reported in compliance with paragraph 5, Special Orders, No. 125, Department of the Missouri, will report for duty to Col. B. L. E. Bonneville, commanding Benton Barracks. By order of Brig. Gen. George D. Wagner: H. HANNAHS, Major Fiftieth Missouri Volunteers and Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen. SPECIAL ORDERS,} HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ROLLA, Rolla, Mo., May 11, 1865. 1. Lieut. H. W. Werth, Fifth Cavalry Missouri State Militia, is hereby relieved from duty as acting assistant adjutant-general at these headquarters, and will rejoin his command for duty therewith. By order of Col. John Morrill, commanding: J. H. STEGER, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Captain LAURANT, Warrensburg: Have you received copy of dispatch from Lexington demanding surrender of that place by one A. Clement? A dispatch received here from Lexington from telegraph operator gives substance of a demand for the surrender of that place by one A. Clement. What about it? How many troops in Lexington? Major-General DODGE: G. M. DODGE, WARRENSBURG, May 11, 1865. Dispatch demanding surrender of Lexington received. There are 180 available men at Lexington. Two companies of militia are called out into active service for the defense of the place, and the citizens will be organized into companies. I do not think that the place will be attacked, but that the guerrillas will attempt to cross the river to-night above or below Lexington. The colonel left Lexington this morning and will be here to-night. C. G. LAURANT, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Captain LAURANT, Warrensburg: The troops up and down the river should be notified, and if there is any cavalry in reach get them after these. I think it must be a ruse to get across the river; at any rate, take no chance on it, but have every one prepared to defend the place. It does not seem possible for any large body to get there without our knowledge. What news have you of their force? Major-General DODGE: G. M. DODGE, WARRENSBURG, May 11, 1865—6.10 p. m. Clement and Porter are known to be in Lafayette County. They have over 200 men. They have given the commander at Lexington till to-morrow to surrender, stating that if they took the town they would burn it and kill the soldiers. The Fourteenth Cavalry is ordered up but cannot be there in time to offer any assistance. In case of an attack all the cavalry in the district are in the field and cannot be reached in time. There are not ten mounted men left at this place. C. G. LAURANT, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Captain LAURANT, Warrensburg: May 11, 1865-9 p. m. If there are not over 200 men the garrison at Lexington can whip them easy; at any rate, let every man and boy who can bear arms be brought into service there. Jim Porter was in Palmyra last night. This force no doubt intends to cross the river. G. M. DODGE, WARRENSBURG, Mo., May 11, 1865. Major-General DODGE, Saint Louis: I left Lexington this morning and turned Major Davis with 130 fine, well-armed cavalry down Davis Creek to come in the rear of Clement's and Captain Porter's bands. The demand for the surrender of Lexing. ton is near the Gasconade. There are enough men there to hold the place against 700 or 800. CHESTER HARDING, JR., LEXINGTON, May 11, 1865. General DODGE: The following dispatch has been sent into this post: Major DAVIS, Lexington, Mo.: SIX MILES OUT THE FIELD, May 11, 1865. SIR: This is to notify you that I will give you until Friday morning, May 12, 1865, to surrender the town of Lexington. If you surrender we will treat you and all |