Chap.XII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - CONFEDERATE.

so soon as they arrive by companies, battalions, or regiments, and attach them to your command. Circumstances arising in Middle Kentucky had made it necessary to call Colonel Stanton to Bowling Green. The general has just heard of an engineer said to be skillful, and is trying to obtain him for you. He has also engaged a battery of 12-pounder guns and 24-pounder howitzers, which he hopes will be soon prepared and sent to you.

I am, very respectfully,

W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS, Bowling Green, Ky. [about October 9, 1861].

Colonel S. S. STANTON:

You will move from your camp at the earliest practicable day with all the armed men of your regiment, in obedience to the orders of General Johnston, to join me at Bowling Green, via Scottsville. It is expected that on your way you will capture or break up an encampment of Federal troops near the mouth of Indian Creek, between Tompkinsville and Scottsville, Ky. To enable you to do this, you will take with you most of the cavalry and infantry of Colonel Murray's regiment. After the encampment is broken up, you can send back all the force, except your own regiment. You will send the unarmed part of your regiment by the most convenient route for them.

S. B. BUCKNER, Brigadier-General, C. S. Army.

COLUMBUS, KY., October 10, 1861.

Colonel W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: For the information of the general commanding Western Department, I have the honor to report that, in accordance with his instructions, I have directed supplies to be placed at points in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Arkansas, in quantities as follows, viz:

Rations.

At Grand Junction, Tenn ............................. 2,400,000 At Memphis, Tenn .................................... 1,800,000 At Humboldt, Tenn ................................... 800,000 At Nashville, Tenn .................................. 3,000,000 At Knoxville, Tenn .................................. 120,000 At Jackson, Tenn .................................... 150,000 At Trenton, Tenn .................................... 150,000 At Vicksburg, Miss .................................. 120,000 At Natchez, Miss .................................... 120,000 At Grenada, Miss .................................... 60,000 At Little Rock, Ark ................................. 150,000

I have also directed 50 days' supplies to be kept constantly on hand at this place, and have ordered, in addition, 6 months' supplies for 25,000 men. These stores are arriving.

My arrangements are in a fair state of forwardness, the supplies being en route to several of the points, in readiness at others, and will be in readiness at all of them in the course of a few days. Some delay is occasioned on account of insufficient transportation.