1864 Apr 21

HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT,

Saint Louis, April 21, 1864.

COMMANDING OFFICER,

Pilot Knob:

I wish you to report to me, uniformly, the result of all scouts sent out from Patterson or other outposts. I have heard nothing for a week. Has any scouting party from Patterson returned from thee neighborhood of Poplar Bluff or Doniphan within that time?

THOMAS EWING, JR.,

Brigadier-General.