General Ammen and General Gillem to co-operate with him. Burbridge will take three old regiments and the remainder twelve-months' Kentucky troops. After the expedition is ended the old regiments will be sent, via Knoxville, to Atlanta. Meanwhile I will have my other regiments here remounted and read to go to the front. If General Gillem is to operate in my department, I think he should be ordered to report to me.

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General, Commanding.

[Indorsement.]

I have no objection to General Gillem's reporting temporarily to General Schofield, but he must leave his DIVISION of cavalry on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad.

GEO. H. THOMAS.

LOUISVILLE, KY., September 19, 1864.

Brigadier General JACOB AMMEN,

Commanding Fourth DIVISION, 23rd Army Corps, Knoxville:

General Burbridge will start to-morrow on his expedition int Southwest Virginia. General Gillem is to co-operate with him. Support them by such force as you as [make] available, according to the under standing we [had] at Chattanooga.

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF Kentucky,
September 19, 1864,

General A. C. GILLEM, Bulls' Gap:

Ammen will move to Bull's Gap with infantry and supplies. I will arrived at Gladesville, Va., on the 26th instant. Move on toward Jonesborough on that day; attack on 27th. If the enemy give way follow them up closely toward Abingdon. I will so attack that place and the salt-works in the meant time.

S. G. BURBRIDGE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF Kentucky,
September 19, 1864.

Brigadier-General MCLEAN, Mount Sterling, Ky.:

I have ordered all the force at Lexington to join you. Move to- morrow morning with every mounted man, with four days' rations and forage, to the mouth of Beaver. Rest there one day and prepare pack mules to go forward.

S. G. BURBRIDGE,

Major-General.

SANDUSKY, September 19, 1864.

Colonel B. H. HILL:

Your dispatch of 19th received. I have Cole and a fair prospect of bagging the party.

J. C. CARTER,

Commander, U. S. Navy.