Dawson's 19th didn't have any weapons of their own. They had weapons Pike had supplied out of his own pocket or out of Indian funds for which he was personally responsible. Weapons he had paid for with his own money or Indian money had been confiscated en route so he needed the weapons he 'loaned' to Dawson for his few remaining troops.
Pike didn't have livestock or equipment to send his 'unuseable' artillery to Hindman.
Pike clearly despised Hindman for confiscating his equipment and usurping his perceived authority. Pike clearly didn't appreciate the predicament in Arkansas but was aware of his own desparate situation in Indian Territory and the risk of the Indians defecting. He was angry and dramatic that the promises of the Confederate Govt weren't kept and his relations with the Indians was VERY personal. The Indians didn't trust the government -- US or CS -- but did put faith in individuals. Pike and Cooper are perfect examples of this for the CS Indians; Phillips for the US Indians. If the Indians perceived that Pike was not in authority or the direct connection to Jefferson Davis, they would not listen to him at all. That's why Pike blamed Hindman and Holmes for all the problems in Indian Territory and accused them of violating the orders of Pres Davis. He was trying to maintain his status, not just for personal reasons but because it was essential to relations and authority over the CS Indian troops. He needed scapegoats to blame as 'bad individuals' to explain why they couldn't get arms, equipment, uniforms, white troops, etc. to convince the Indians that it wasn't the CS Govt fault so they would remain 'loyal'.
Pike was unaware that Kansas was not an imminent threat to Indian Territory and north Texas, due to Kansas politics, US military priorities, and speculators' plans for Indian Territory after the war -- they didn't want the Indians as Union allies because they wanted a reason to confiscate the land of the disloyal Indians after the war. Pike assumed that after Pea Ridge the US would easily march to north Texas and he moved his base far south to Ft McCulloch to avoid 'being like a rat in a trap'. The only real expeditions south the Arkansas were Blunt's advance on Perryville (near present McAlester) in Aug 1863 and Phillips' expedition through the Creek and Chickasaw Nations in Feb 1864. Phillips was discouraged to make any moves south of the Arkansas but he wanted to 'do something' with his command.
Pike was definately a 'drama queen' from a military perspective. His reports and correspondence read more like poetic, literary essays than military reports -- he was, of course, a poet and writer and not a 'military man' and attained his rank and his Indian Office appointment based on his skills in dealing with the Indians.
Okay, I'll end my own essay! Just sharing my perspective on poor, pitiful Pike.
Ken