soon as the Thirteenth and Twenty-first Regiments Michigan Volunteers are relieved from duty on Lookout Mountain send them to report to General Milroy temporarily.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

CHATTANOOGA, September 28, 1864.

Major S. HOFFMAN:

The effective force of General Milroy's command previous to receiving from this district was nearly 3,500.

S. B. MOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CHATTANOOGA, September 28, 1864.

Major HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

The Thirteenth Michigan Regiment, 700 strong, will proceed to Tullahoma this p. m. by order of General Milroy. The Twenty-first Michigan Regiment remains at Stevenson. Brigadier-General Smith is here.

Respectfully,

S. B. MOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CHATTANOOGA, September 28, 1864.

Major HOFFMAN:

Having been left in command of district by Major-General Steedman I desire to know if General Newton, under his orders, can assume command?

JOHN E. SMITH,

Brigadier-General.

CHATTANOOGA, September 28, 1864.

(Received 4 p. m.)

Captain S. M. BUDLONG, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

Send Heath to drive the rebels away, and request General McCook to send the patrols to Cassville, also on the river to Stilesborough.

JOHN E. SMITH,

Brigadier-General.

[September 28, 1864. -For Rousseau to Webster, relating to operations about Pulaski, Tenn., &c., see Part I, p. 505.]

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 28, 1864.

Major-General ROUSSEAU

(Through Nashville headquarters):

The commanding general reiterates his instructions of to-day, to hold Forrest as long as possible, so as to give opportunity to get on his (Forrest's) flank and rear. If the enemy fall back follow him.

SOUTHARD HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.