HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, 26 miles below Atlanta, Ga., September 4, 1864.

General WASHBURN,

Memphis:

Don't send off your cavalry very far, not beyond Grenada, Oxford, or Pocahontas. Let them maneuver about that circle, and await the next combination. Montgomery and Selma must be taken from the direction of Mobile and held. That is General Canby's task. Help your neighbors if possible always. General Howard sees this, and will telegraph you also.

W. T. SHERMAN,

Major-General, Commanding.

NEAR LOVEJOY'S STATION, GA., September 4, 1864.

(Received 14th.)

Major General C. C. WASHBURN,

Commanding District of WEST Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn.:

Your dispatch received. Direct General Veatch to await orders at Memphis. It is not now necessary to send any troops as a diversion in our favor. Use your troops to keep the enemy well away from your front, striking with every opportunity. Have your entire command thoroughly reorganized and equipped for future operations.

O. O. HOWARD,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, September 5, 1864 - 12 noon.

Major-General BURBRIDGE,

Lexington, Ky.:

Lieutenant-General Grant directs that you relieve Brigadier General E. A. Paine from command at Paducah. General Grant does not deem him fit to command where there are any loyal people.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

LEXINGTON, KY., September 5, 1864.

Brigadier-General HOBSON,

Columbia:

Thirteenth Kentucky will be ordered to report to you at Columbia. Must wait further news of the enemy before acting in case of Thirty-fifth and Fortieth. Report often, and scout your front well.

By order of Brigadier-General McLean:

J. S. BUTLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MEMPHIS, TENN., September 5, 1864.

(Received 2 p. m. 7th.)

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

Major General A. J. Smith's DIVISION will be at Cairo to-morrow night, en route for General Sherman. He will have about 6,000 men. Major-General Mower, by General Canby's orders, will re-enforce General Steele