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Inspector Genl Office Memphis June 12 1846 SirI have to report that on Wedneday evening I shipped three of the Infantry companies (Capt. Rustis[?], Capt. Carter & Capt. Jones) to Maj. Gen. E.P. Gaines at N. Orleans & on the next day the remaining company (Capt. Murrays from Carroll) by another steamer the Farham[?].
I found the latter company very troublesome to me & fear they will be more pest than benefit to the service. -- By their course of conduct, countinanad[?] by others. I found myself compelled upond due consideration & for reasons I will communicate more at liesure to incur an expense additional to what I had contemplated or deemed necessary when I last addressed you. --
I passed with the three first compaines on board the Brownsville as far as Helena -- Being informally advised that 1. two compaines would be detialed from middle & added to the West & E. Tenn. companies to form a Regiment. I deemed it unjust to them to organize the 4 compaines here into a Battalion and elect a Major. -- I therefore placed them in charge of Cpat. E.F. Rust[?], who was senior in command to the others -- and advised Genl. Gaines fully in my report to him. --
I am now engaged inspecting Capt. Lenerds[?] company of horse -- I have found myself compelled to reject several & am not more than half through the Roll. --
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when in the act of leaving I and your favor[?] in regard to the 50c per day for travel. I had before then paid it to the Jackson & Carroll companies but will pay no more.
A supply of Camp Kettles[?] & ex apting[?] tents has just arrived from St. Louis sufficient for the Cavalry Regt. It has rained her almost every day for the last two weeks -- I have therefore felt bound by a due consideration for the comfort of the troops to have tents made. --
[illegible] L.H. Coe
His Excellency A.V. Brown Nashville Tennessee
