a great Civil War letter from Colonel Thomas Jefferson Haines, St Louis, Missouri, April 5, 1864, to General Lewis Cass Hunt, regarding the problems of supplying troops at Fort Gibson; recommends instead of Fort Leavenworth-Fort Scott-Gibson route, supplies be sent via Little Rock to Fort Smith, then Gibson; also upriver to Dardenelles. Sgd Col JS Haines, ADC, Office of Subsistence, St Louis. Colonel Haines was in charge of Subsistence for the Union Army in the West. A fascinating account of the logistics problems encountered supplying the Civil War Arkansas and Indian Territory posts. 2pp 8 x 11" ink. Vg.