LEXINGTON, August 22, 1864.

Brigadier General J. D. WEBSTER,

Nashville, Tenn.:

Can you spare any troops to report to me temporarily? From all I can learn, I anticipate an invasion by the combined forces of Wheeler and Morgan.

S. G. BURBRIDGE,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

LEXINGTON, KY., August 22, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel G. M. BASCOM,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Knoxville, Tenn.:

Have you any further information of Wheeler's movements?

S. G. BURBRIDGE,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

KNOXVILLE, TENN., August 22, 1864.

General BURBRIDGE:

Enemy attacked our post of about FIFTY men, at Maryville, with artillery, yesterday evening, and probably captured them. They are reported as passing in force toward Maryville from Louisville last night. No reliable information of any force this side of the river. Will keep you posted.

G. M. BASCOM,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

[AUGUST 22, 1864. -For Hobson to Ewing, relative to pursuit of enemy, &c., see Part I, p. 487.]

CUMBERLAND GAP, August 22, 1864.

General S. G. BURBRIDGE:

John Morgan, with a force estimated at 2,800, is between here and Abingdon, marching on this place. Part of his command is at Jonesville, Va., thirty-five miles from here. The balance, I am told, is near Morristown, Tenn., forty miles distant.

W. Y. DILLARD,

Colonel, Commanding.

LEXINGTON, KY., August 22, 1864.

Captain DU BOIS,

Somerset, Ky.:

Order back to Camp Nelson all wagon trains. Divide your command into two parts, taking one yourself, and next ranking officer the other. Send one party though Camp Burnside on the road to Big Creek Gap, and the other, via London, toward the same gap. Scout well all the