From the Official Records:

AUGUST 3, 1862.
P. S.-SIR: Since so much of this letter was written information has reached me that the Comanches and Kiowas, disappointed at not meeting me on July 4 (I was prevented from going to the agency by General Hindman's orders to go to Fort Gibson), and dissatisfied at the course of the agent, Mr. Leeper, nearly all turned against us, and are preparing to enter and devastate the frontier of Texas, while the Reserve Indians are leaving the leased country, and the entire destruction of the reserve is looked for; and information also comes that the families of the Seminoles are all leaving their country; that a large force of Hopoeithleyohola and his people and white troops are coming down

toward the Deep Fork of Canadian [River] and the Seminole Agency, and that only 100 men remain with Jumper. This is true, because I have seen his letter calling the Chickasaws to his assistance. At his most opportune moment an officer and men from Little Rock and engaged in removing from the country to that place the twelve Parrott guns at Fort McCulloch, in pursuance of the letter and order of which I inclose a copy, marked L.* I offer no comment on all this. Six of the guns I learn are intended for Etter's company, which sought to come to me from Arkansas, and was thereupon ordered to Little Rock. One single circumstances I note: My son had been endeavoring for many weeks to raise an artillery company for me at Little Rock, and was allowed by General Hindman, not very long before the date of this order, to leave that place with 25 men, who arrived at Fort McCulloch some twelve days ago. These recruits and my son were allowed to make that journey, and when they were hardly out of sight the very guns which the company were to have received were ordered away. An act like that is beyond the necessity of comment. I forward to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the letter in regard to the wild tribes, who will lay it before the President. An action has taken place at Fort Gibson between 400 Cherokees and 200 Choctaws. Thus these poor Indians are made to fight each other because there is no white force in the country. The Cherokee and Creek countries are irreparably lost. If General Heth's appointment had been confirmed, McCulloch's advise listened to, the advance of General Van Dorn not made, the enemy waited for at Boston Mountains, the disasters of Elkhorn and the flight from it would not have happened; the supplies for the Indians would have been allowed to reach them; there would have been a force in the country sufficient to hold it, and General Hindman would not have been sent out to complete the immense mischief so well begun by General Van Dorn, and to strip the country here of every means of defense left in it at the very instant when those means were most needed.
I am the President's most obedient servant,
A. P. [Albert Pike]
[Indorsement.]
Secretary of War for attention. Send a copy of this to General Holmes for report. Send extract of so much as makes allegations against General Van Dorn to him for reply.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Composition of Hindman's division, January 31, 1863.
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Shaver's (Arkansas) Brigade.
Grinsted's regiment.
Shaler's regiment.
Shaver's regiment.
Etter's battery.
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Numbers 20. Report of Colonel W. H. Brooks, Thirty-fourth Arkansas Infantry.
CAMP NEAR COTTON PLANT, July 10, 1863.
CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following as the part taken by my command in the engagement of the 4th instant at Helena:
At dusk on the 3rd, in compliance with instructions from Brigadier-General Fagan, I moved forward with my regiment and one section of [C. B.] Etter's light artillery, Lieutenant J. C. Arnett commanding, to the support of the cavalry, then within 3 miles of the enemy.
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Troops in Arkansas and the Indian Territory about November 10, 1863.*
DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
PRICE'S DIVISION.
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Fagan's (Arkansas) Brigade.
Bell's regiment.
Brook's regiment.
Hawthorn's regiment.
King's regiment.
Blocher's battery.
Etter's battery.
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Numbers 28. Report of Colonel Robert C. Newton, Fifth Arkansas Cavalry, commanding brigade, of operations August 25-September 14.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE,
Camp near Washington, Ark., December 3, 1863.
MAJOR: I have the honor, in obedience to orders, to submit the following report of the operations, camps, marches, &c., of my command from the day of the battle at Brownsville to the time of the arrival of General Marmaduke's division at Rockport:
The engagement at Brownsville occurred on August 25. Colonel [A. S.] Dobbin's brigade (composed of Dobbin's and [Robert C.] Newton's regiments) was encamped at Legate's Bridge, on Bayou Meto.
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A little before daylight (September 10), by direction of Colonel Dobbin, commanding division, moved section of [C. B.] Etter's battery into the bend opposite to where the bridge was being constructed. At day light could see workmen engaged in constructing the bridge, which was one-fourth of the way across the river. Sent Major Bull with a party of sharpshooters to support Etter. A little after daylight Etter opened upon the bridge. His second shot took effect, clearing the bridge of workmen. Immediately the enemy opened with three batteries, so posted as to pour a murderous cross-fire in upon Etter, which soon silenced him and drove him out. The sharpshooters kept up a desultory fire, but without much, if any, effect. About 10 a. m. the enemy, having completed his bridge, threw forward two regiments of infantry, and crossed them over onto the bar on this side, his batteries keeping up a continuous and well-directed fire upon the road leading up the river on the south side, and upon the woods in front of his bridge and above it. I withdrew Major Corley to a point above the bridge on the river, and sent Etter on up the river with instructions to halt at Fourche, whither I also sent Corley with his regiment in a few minutes. The enemy now commenced pouring their troops across the bridge in large numbers. By Colonel Dobbin's directions, I left Bull with his regiment to resist the enemy's advance and retard him as much as possible, and went in person to put the other troops in position at Fourche. Brigadier-General Marmaduke arrived with orders to assume command of all the cavalry. Colonel Dobbin being placed in arrest by General Marmaduke's directions, I assumed command of all of Dobbin's force, which included my own brigade, [W. B.] Denson's Louisiana cavalry company, [C. L.] Morgan's Texas squadron, and Pratt's and Etter's batteries
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R. C. NEWTON,
Colonel, Commanding.
Major HENRY EWING,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Marmaduke's Division, &c.

Composition of Price's division, District of Arkansas, Brigadier General Thomas F. Drayton, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1864
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Tappan's Brigade.
Brigadier General JAMES C. TAPPAN.
19th Arkansas, Colonel C. L. Dawson.
24th Arkansas,
27th Arkansas, Colonel Beal Gaither.
33rd Arkansas, Colonel H. L. Grinsted.
38th Arkansas, Colonel R. G. Shaver.
Arkansas Battery, Captain Chambers B. Etter.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST LOUISIANA, Shreveport, April 18, 1864.
COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report and request that the accompanying documents be made a part of it. Document A (March 5) shows my anticipation of the enemy's campaign

On the night of the 8th, shortly after the action closed, I ordered a force of cavalry to push on the road from Blair's Landing to Pleasant Hill, taking a cross-road from Mansfield which fell into that road near the ferry over the Bayou Pierre, mentioning in the order that a small force posted on the bluff overlooking Bayou Pierre could delay indefinitely the crossing of that stream from the east. Unfortunately this order was construed to mean that its execution was to follow on possession of Pleasant Hill, so that I could not decide what force we were confronted by on the 9th. It was late after midday before the infantry got up, and a glance at Churchill's troops showed they were too much exhausted to attack. The infantry was ordered to lie down and rest for two hours. Mean time cavalry was pushed right and left to gain information, and a party was sent on the Blair's Landing road by a detour to the left, to procure the intelligence of which I was deprived by the mistake above mentioned. This party did not return until after the attack. At 3 p. m., the infantry being somewhat restored by rest, the plan of attack was formed and the troops put in motion. The Arkansas and Missouri divisions, under Churchill and Parsons, with Etter's and Daniel's batteries, were sent to the right to outflank the enemy, reach the Jesup road, and attack from the south and west
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R. TAYLOR,
Major-General, Commanding.
Colonel S. S. ANDERSON,
Asst. Adjt. General, Trans-Mississippi Department.

HEADQUARTERS CHURCHILL'S DIVISION.
Princeton, September 1, 1864.
Captain BUCK,
Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Arkansas:
CAPTAIN: In compliance with circular letter of instructions, Numbers 686, from district headquarters, date August 31, 1864, I have the honor to report the following as the number of regiments, battalions, batteries and independent companies under my command at this place;
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Third. Blocher's artillery battalion, Major Blocher commanding- first, Captain Etter's Arkansas Light battery, Captain Etter commanding; second, Marshall's Arkansas light battery, Captain Marshall commanding.
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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS CHURCHILL'S DIVISION, Numbers 72.
Camp Yell, September 11, 1864.
III. Major Blocher will move to-morrow morning with Captains Marshall's and Etter's batteries, leaving Captain Trigg's battery in its present encampment until further orders.

Organization of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department, General E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, commanding, September 30, 1864.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Eighth Mounted Artillery Battalion.
Edgar's (Texas) battery, Captain William Edgar.
Etter's (Arkansas) battery, Captain Chambers B. Etter.
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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,

Numbers 290.
Shreveport, La., November 19, 1864.
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XIX. The following will in future be the organization of the artillery in the Trans-Mississippi Department:
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Battalion of Reserve: First Mississippi Field Battery, Captain W. Hart, 4 guns (mounted); Fourth Louisiana Field Battery, Captain A. J. Cameron, 4 guns (mounted); Fifth Arkansas Field Battery, Captain C. C. Scott, 4 guns (mounted); Sixth Arkansas Field Battery, Captain C. B. Etter, 4 guns (mounted); Ninth Arkansas Field Battery, Captain John T. Trigg, 4 guns (mounted); total, 24.
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Organization of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department, General E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, commanding, December 31, 1864.
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ARTILLERY.
CHURCHILL'S DIVISION.
Blocher's Battalion.
Etter's (Arkansas) battery, Captain Chambers B. Etter.
Marshall's (Arkansas) battery, Captain John G. Marshall.
McNally's (Arkansas) battery, Captain Francis McNally.
Trigg's (Arkansas) battery, Captain John T. Trigg.
Zimmerman's (Arkansas) battery, Captain J. V. Zimmerman.
Appeal (Arkansas) Battery, Captain Christopher C. Scott.