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managed to keep these girls hid whenever the Troops went about his premises. In all these Counties the Union men desire that Troops be stationed soon to keep order, and quiet and insure them safety and security at their houses, or that the Militia be placed on such footing as will answer the same purpose. The other class made to me uncommunicative, except in a few cases from when I learned that they regarded Everything as going about right They desired to have the Military withdrawn from the County and thought Civil Government competent to maintain itself without any further aid from the military. It is my opinion that the interest of the General Government and of the loyal position of his community would be best maintained by having overall detachments of US Troops under command of intelligent Officers stationed at Batesville Independence County, and at Franklin Fulton Co or if this is inexpedient that a small posse of Militia be organized from union men and paid for services actually rendered for the purposes of [[strike]] existing [[/strike]] assisting the Civil Authorities, when required. and to sustain such local Agents of the Freedmen