fantry will proceed as far south as Okolona, and the cavalry will go down to Meridian, destroying the road as they go. Forrest left Corinth and Tupelo nine days ago for North Alabama with 5,000 men. He left about 2,500 men at Corinth and 3,000 conscripts at Tupelo. He intends to operate on General Sherman's rear. We shall be too late to prevent that. The troops of General T. Kilby Smith arrived in very bad condition night before last, and I have only drawn 800 men from that command to send out to-day. As good luck would have it, the Ninth Minnesota arrived last night, 600 strong, and I have sent them out with the expedition. I have provided the expedition for a campaign of twenty days. The militia not heard from.

I am, general, your obedient servant,

C. C. WASHBURN,

Major-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Memphis, Tenn., June 1, 1864.

Colonel E. F. WINSLOW,

Commanding Second Brigade:

COLONEL: The bearer, Captain Mock, reports to you with 190 men, until my arrival. Please have him furnished with forage for night and morning. You will move on to-morrow morning with your command and the train to La Fayette, at which point I will join you to- night or in the morning by railroad.

By order of Brigadier General B. H. Grierson:

S. L. WOODWARD,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Near Dallas, Ga., June 1, 1864.

Major General H. W. SLOCUM,

Commanding District of Vicksburg:

Now is the time to strike Grenada, if you have not already done so, and smash things. We know that nearly the whole force which used to be in MISSISSIPPI is up here operating against us.

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General, Commanding.

[JUNE 2, 1864. --For Sturgis' General Orders, Numbers 2, organizing McMillen's infantry DIVISION, see Part I, p. 220.]

OFFICE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL OF EAST TENN.,

Knoxville, Tenn., June 2, 1864.

Brigadier General JOSEPH D. WEBSTER,

Chief of Staff, Mil. Div. of the Miss., Nashville, Tenn.:

GENERAL: I have the honor to forward a petition which has been addressed to me by citizens of East Tennessee. It explains itself. If it is possible for the major-general commanding the Military DIVISION of the