1864 Jan 18
PATTERSON, MO., January 18, 1864
General FISK:
My scouts came in this evening from near Doniphan. They could hear of nothing. All quiet in that quarter. I have scouts between Poplar Bluff and Bloomfield. I also have a scout in the vicinity of Barnesville, Reynolds County. I have nothing new from Batesville.
W. T. LEEPER,
Captain, Commanding Post.