HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION,
Camp Crooks, Ga., September 23, 1864-11 p. m.

Captain J. E. JACOBS,

Assistant Adjutant-General to Chief of Cavalry:

CAPTAIN: I have just received word from the scouting party, Second DIVISION. Captain Greeno, commanding detachment, reports that he found the enemy's pickets about two miles this side of Davis' Ferry, six miles south of Campbellton; he drove them in, capturing 2 belonging to Ferguson's brigade. The prisoners report a pontoon bridge across the river at a ferry this side of Moore's Bridge, about sixteen miles south of Davis' Ferry. They also report a corps of infantry there (General Stewart's command), and say that Armstrong, with his brigade, crossed the river day before yesterday for the purpose of cutting our railroad; had crowbars and picks along. General Ross' brigade is also with Ferguson, with six pieces of artillery. General Hood's headquarters are reported to be at some point on WEST Point railroad. This confirm the reports from my scouts forwarded to you last evening. Jackson's DIVISION of cavalry has certainly crossed the Chattahoochee, and all the report go to show that the object is to strike our railroad.

All quiet along my line up to this hour.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. KILPATRICK,

Brigadier-General, Commanding DIVISION.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, Atlanta, Ga., September 23, 1864.

General R. W. JohnSON, Nashville, Tenn.:

Telegram received. You have certainly done rightly. The Tennessee cavalry regiments, from First to Thirteenth, inclusive, save the Fifth and Sixth, are reported as being in this command and under the orders immediately of General Thomas. Confer with Governor Johnson and see what it means. Let me know.

L. M. DAYTON,

Aide-de-Camp.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field Atlanta, Ga., September 23, 1864.

General STEEDMAN, Chattanooga, Tenn.:

Instruct the troops at Whiteside's, Bridgeport, and Stevenson to be vigilant as possible. Also communicate with the naval officer, and have the river well patrolled about Whitesburg and Guntersville, to watch for any danger from the direction of Gadsden and the Coosa River.

L. M. DAYTON,

Aide-de-Camp.

NASHVILLE, September 23, 1864.

Major S. HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Captain Howland, assistant quartermaster at Johnsonville, [reports] to Colonel Donaldson here, that the captain commanding the gun-boat fleet