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General Orders No. 8
Posted By: Bryan Howerton
Date: Thursday, 8 July 2004, at 11:54 p.m.
In Response To: Price's Missouri Campaign (Bryan Howerton)
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF MISSOURI,
Camp No. 20, at Pocahontas, Ark., September 18, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 8.
The Army of Missouri is organized as follows:
I. Fagan’s division, commanded by Maj. Gen. J. F. Fagan, to consist of Brig. Gen. William L. Cabell’s brigade, Colonel Slemons’ brigade, Colonel McCray’s brigade, Colonel Dobbin’s brigade, and Colonels Lyles’ and Rogan’s commands, and Captain Anderson’s battalion.
II. Marmaduke’s division, commanded by Maj. Gen. J. S. Marmaduke, to consist of Brig. Gen. John B. Clark, jr.’s, brigade, Colonel Freeman’s brigade, Colonel Kitchen’s regiment, and Lieut. Col. R. C. Wood’s battalion.
III. Shelby’s division, commanded by Brig. Gen. J. O. Shelby, to consist of Colonel Shanks’ brigade, Colonel Jackman’s brigade, and Colonel Coleman’s command.
IV. Major-General Fagan, with his command, will march to Fredericktown by Martinsburg, Reeves’ Station, and Greenville.
V. Major-General Marmaduke, with his command, will march to the vicinity of Fredericktown to the right of the route designated in paragraph IV, varying from it from ten to thirty miles, or as nearly within these limits as may be practicable on account of the roads and forage.
VI. Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, with his command, will march to the vicinity of Fredericktown to the left of the route designated in paragraph IV, varying from it from ten to twenty miles, or as nearly as may be practicable, on account of the roads and forage.
VII. The major-general commanding the army will march with the center column, and the division commanders will report to the army headquarters at least once a day, and oftener if necessary. The center column will march as nearly as practicable eighteen miles per day.
VIII. The major-general commanding trusts that the division commanders will carry out all orders against straggling and plundering.
IX. All property captured from the enemy to be issued under directions of the division commanders, full reports of the same to be made to army headquarters. Prisoners captured will be immediately reported and held subject to orders from these headquarters.
By command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price:
L. A. MACLEAN,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.