[CHAP.XII. OPERATIONS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.

By Captain CULBERTSON:

It is ordered (i.. e., Gregg's regiment) to-day to move in the direction of Hopkinsville, to cover your movement. Let it receive your more detailed orders.

BOWLING GREEN, November 1, 1861.

General ZOLLICOFFER:

Dispatch of 31st October received. Stanton has been ordered from Burkesville to Walker's Pass; messenger dispatched two days since. Bledsoe and Murray to Jamestown. Stanton's force is reported to be 2,000. He comes under your orders. Post him and Walker and Bledsoe as you think best.

W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Nashville, Tenn., November 1, 1861.

General JOHNSTON, Bowling Green, Ky.:

DEAR SIR: I am satisfied that the policy of the Federal Government is to throw a heavy force upon General Zollicoffer, or reaching the disaffected portion of East Tennessee and taking possession of the East Tennessee and Virginia and cutting off our communication with the army East.

I think it a matter of the highest importance that Zollicoffer should be re-enforced, os as to enable him to the gaps in question, and make the suggestion to you, knowing that if you concur with me in opinion, and will call upon the Government, the President will give you all the aid in his power.

Very respectfully,

ISHAM. G. HARRIS.

P. S.-Excuse the liberty I take in making a suggestion that I know must have long since occurred to you; but the indications of this purpose accumulate, and our people are becoming so anxious upon the subject, that they would hold me blamable if I did not obtrude the suggestion upon you.

CLARKSVILLE, November 1, 1861.

General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON:

DEAR GENERAL: I returned home last night from Forts Henry and Donelson, where I went in company with Major Gilmer. Fort Henry is in fine condition for defense,the work admirably done, a Major Gilmer thinks, and the first regiment, under Colonel Heiman, the Tenth Tennessee, the very best I have seen in the service. They re healthy, and in fine discipline. I am glad to make this report, and to say the ingformation I gave you lately you based on an untruthful representation, made by the major of that regiment, who forced to resign his position. I known from personal inspection it is one of the best regiments in the Tennessee line.

Ford Donelson is in very bad condition. No work has been done of any