Head Quarters Army of the South West
Little Rock Arks July 18, 1862.
Special Orders No 37. }
VI Capt W.E. Woodruff, commanding Woodruff's Artillery will move with his men, four guns and a sufficient number rounds of canister, at once to Col [Allison] Nelson's camp and report to Col Nelson for orders
VIII Captain Woodruff's Artillery company not having been reorganized within the time prescribed by the ""Conscript Act"", for the reason that official information of the passage of the law was not given sufficiently early, the privilege of reorganization is now extended them. - Capt Woodruff will therefore cause an election for commissioned officers of his company to be held, in accordance with the provisions of the "Conscript law" at his camp at 10 o'clock A.M. on 19th instant, and the return of such election to be made directly to these Head Quarters as soon thereafter as practicable. IX Captain Reed, Commanding Artillery Company, is authorized to procure forage for his horses by purchase or if necessary, by impressment, giving duplicate certificate receipts in proper form therefor.http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/page_text.php?CISOROOT=/mack&CISOPTR=9311&CISOBOX=1&OBJ=9396&ITEM=105

Head Quarters Army of the South West
Little Rock Arks July 26th 1862.
Special Orders No 45 }
IV. The following named officers having been elected in the reorganization of Woodruff's Battery are hereby appointed and assigned to duty in their respective capacities, towit: W.E. Woodruff Jr Captain John G. Marshall Sr 1st. Lieut F.S. Williams Jr 1st Lieut W.R. Douglass 2nd Leut. V Sr 1st Lieut W.D. Blocker and Jr 1st Leut Jas. [James] Cook not having been reelected in the reorganization of Woodruff's Battery are hereby relieved from duty with same, but are retrained in the service with their present rank -
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Head Quarters Army of the South West
Little Rock Arks Aug 7th 1862.
Special Orders No 59 }
I Sergeant Edward Visart of "Woodruffs Battery", is hereby appointed Second Lieutenant of Artillery in the P.A.C.S. and will report at once, to Capt W.D. Blocker, Commanding Artillery Company, for duty. - II With the consent of all concerned, the following men are hereby transferred from Captain W.E. Woodruff's Company of Artillery, to Captain W.D. Blocker's Company, towit: Corp. Waller Stillwell. Private Jno [John] H Davis [Private] Dennis O'Donnell [Private] S.W. Upchurch
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Head Quarters Army of the South West.
Little Rock, Arks Aug 16th 1862
Special Orders No 68 }
V. Captain W.E. Woodruff Jr. will at once assume command of the Artillery Battalion lately commanded by Major CH Rundell, http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/page_text.php?CISOROOT=/mack&CISOPTR=9393&CISOBOX=1&OBJ=9396&ITEM=227

Head Quarters Trans Miss District
Little Rock Arks July 17, 1862
Special Orders No 29. }
I Capt Jno G. Reed [John G. Reid] and 1st Lieutenant Marcus S. Wilcox, having reported here for duty, are assigned as Captain and 1st Lieutenant of Artillery, and will report at once to Col Chas [Charles] A. Carroll, Commanding N.W. Arks.- taking with them the four iron pieces to be turned over by Capt [John H.] Pratt, with what equipment belongs to them, and fifty rounds ammunition. II Capt Shelby, or the commanding Officer, of Shelby's Infantry Company will proceed with his Company with Capt Jno G. Reed to Fort Smith [Arkansas], carrying the four iron pieces of Reed's Battery [Reid's Arkansas Battery]. Upon arriving at Dardanelle [Arkansas] he will wait for the wagon train of Col. [Trezevant C.] Hawpe's Texas regiment [31st Texas Cavalry], if it has not arrived and will escort it, as well as the battery, to Fort Smith. III Capt Pratt, Commanding Artillery Company, will turn over to Capt Reed, when called for, the four iron pieces complete and fifty rounds ammunition, now in his possession; and will receive from Capt [James M.] Daniels and Capt [William E.] Woodruff two guns each of their respective batteries, which will be turned over to him upon application. By command of Maj Genl. [Thomas C.] Hindman.
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Head Qrs &c Camp. 6 miles from Ft Smith,
Nov 17th [1862] Special Orders No 44
VII Major Wm [William] E Woodruff Jr is temporarily detached from the 2d Division, and will report for orders to Col M [Moses] J White Chief of Artillery of Trans-Miss-Department, at these Head Quarters.
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Hd Qrs &c Camp near Van Buren [Arkansas].
Dec 16th 1862. Special Order No 66. }
IX. Maj W [William E.] Woodruff is temporarily detached from the 2d Div 1st Corps TM [Trans-Mississippi] Army and is charged with the duty of collecting equipments for all the batteries in the Corps. He will report to Col D [David] Province [16th Arkansas Infantry] for instructions
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Little Rock [Arkansas] July 1st 1862 Col. A. [Allison] Nelson. Devals Bluff (Via Des Arc) Be of good cheer, [Albert] Rust telegraphs that he will be at Devals Bluff tonight. [William E.] Woodruff's Battery, a splendid one will be here tomorrow evening or the following morning, and can be sent over immediately if found necessary. [Dandridge] McRea ought to reach you in a day or two. I will try to have plenty of arms and ammunition there by the time he arrives. Has the flour from Brownsville arrived? Do you need anything? What? Keep me constantly advised of everything that occurs. Did Dunnington get the solid shot? How many days rations have you? Genl. [Thomas] Hindman wants you to fight to the death but carefully and losing a single man unnecessarily. R. [Robert] C. Newton A.A. Genl.
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Head Qrs. District of Arkansas
Little Rock, Arks. Oct 6th 1862.
Special Orders No 13. }
III Capt W [William] D Blocker, Comdg [Marshall's Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery] Artillery Company will report to Col H. [Hiram] L. Grinstead, Comdg Grinstead's Ark's regiment [33rd Arkansas Infantry], with his Company for duty.
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Head Quarters Army of the South West.
Little Rock Arks Aug 6, 1862.
Special Orders No 58 }
VII Capt W.D. Blocker, Commanding Artillery Company, will at once proceed to Arkadelphia [Arkansas], take command of the Post, and assign one of his Lieutenants to duty as Post Adjutant. He will establish such regulations as will maintain good order, and protect the public property. - at the same time he will industriously drill and instruct his company daily, except Sunday, in infantry drilland will make weekly report to these Head Quarters upon the affairs of his post, accompanied also by a report of his Company. Upon the arrival at Arkadelphia [Arkansas] of Lieutenant Dodge with the Parrott Guns from Fort McCulloch [Indian Territory], he will turn over to Capt Blocker four (4) of these pieces, with such equipments as may be with them, and Capt Blocker will make requisitions, and send them here, for horses, and such equipment as may be lacking Capt Blocker will, after receiving these guns, industriously drill his company in artillery drill, and take all steps to make it efficient as an Artillery Company. VIII The Artillery Company authorized to be raised by paragraph V Special Order No. 47, from these Head Quarters, having been organized, W.D. Blocker is hereby appointed Captain, James Cook, Sr 1st Lieutenant and J.V. Zimmerman Jr 1st. Lieutenant thereof to take effect from this date. http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/page_text.php?CISOROOT=/mack&CISOPTR=9368&CISOBOX=1&OBJ=9396&ITEM=191

Head Quarters Army of the South. West. Little Rock Arks Aug 11th 1862. Special Orders No 63 }
XI Paragraph VII Special Order No 58, directing Capt Blocker to ""proceed to Arkadelphia [Arkansas], &c, &c,"" is hereby revoked, and Capt Blocker will at once return with his Company to the camp of Major Rundell, Comd'g Artillery Battalion, and use the most Energetic steps to fill up his Company.http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/page_text.php?CISOROOT=/mack&CISOPTR=9385&CISOBOX=1&OBJ=9396&ITEM=215