I have the honor to report to you the state of the Command as it is at present the Command consist of 76 officers and privates with the addition of 12 for the use of prices there are 83 horses including [illeg] team horses & mules of the 76 men about 6 of them are teamsters. All the men are armed and equipped for service. As to the provisions we have 860 lbs of flour, about 15 bushels of wheat which is to be ground which is equivalent to 15 days actions for 88 men. We have 70 bushels of grain which is only equivalent [illeg] days rations for 83 horses. We can obtain buy enough for the Campaign. We will be short of grain we ought to have more and at the rate of 70 bushels for 4 days from the 9th of February. We may be able to obtain from 101.75 horses more. No more to report at present.