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Show APPENDIX B Head Quarters Nauvoo Legion Major General's Office G. S. L. City Feb 9/1850 Special Order No. 10 To Capt. C D. Grant. Dear Sir Your express forwarded by Miles Weaver and Joseph Clarke, arrived here this forenoon, giving me intelligence of your battle yesterday with the Utah Indians, of which I was anxious to hear, and tender my thanks for the same. I would enjoin upon you, to preserve your men if possible under all circumstances compatible with duty. You state that your cannons could not be brought to bear upon them, I would therefore suggest propriety of erecting a Battery upon wheels, under cover to screen your men from their arrows, and bring the same to bear upon them if possible. Take no hostile Indians as prisoners. Those friendly, and sue for eace, take them under guard and place them in the Fort, well guarded, and at no time leave the Fort unprotected. If you have a surplus of horses, more than are necessary, assort out the best, and return the others to this place, as you will want your feed for those necessary to be retained. Keep a vigilant watch upon the Indains [sic] , and let none escape, but do the work up clean, as you have commenced and are engaged in it. I have forwarded three teams today, loaded with coin, which will arrives by tomorrow evening at the mountains, and I wish you would send up some teams to meet them and take their loads into the Fort, and let those teams sent by me today return, unless it is necessary to retain them, and send back the teams with weaker ones. I expect to send as much corn tomorroitf as you will need perhaps, until the work is done, what I sent you today will supply you until more arrives. I have no more to add, only what I have reiterated before, be vigilant, be careful and preserve the lives of your men, I would be happy to be with you, but duty requires my presence here. Daniel H. Wells, Major-General |