SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. FIRST DIV., FORREST'S CAV. DEPT., Numbers 48.
Tupelo, Miss., May 5, 1864.

* * * * *

VI. Colonel McCulloch, commanding brigade, will move on to-morrow morning, with his command, to the vicinity of Verona, where he will encamp. Forage will be obtained at the railroad depot at Verona. He will withdraw all pickets and details ordered from his brigade since he has been encamped at this place.

* * * * *

By order of Brigadier-General Chalmers:

W. A. GOODMAN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

CANTON, May 5, 1864.

Lieutenant-General POLK:

The enemy with a force of 10,000 white infantry, two batteries of artillery, and 250 cavalry, all under command of General McArthur, is advancing toward Yazoo City, and is encamped to-night eight miles below Mechanicsburg. I am concentrating my forces as rapidly as possible, and will offer all the resistance in my power, covering, as far as practicable, railroad.

WIRT ADAMS,

Brigadier-General.

[MAY 5, 1864. -For WEST to Armstrong, in relation to movement of troops to Johnston, see Vol. XXXVIII, Part IV, p. 668.]

SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 105.
Richmond, May 5, 1864.

* * * * *

XXIV. First Lieutenant William Thurmond, now on ordnance duty in Army of East Tennessee, will proceed without delay to Mobile, Ala., and report to Major General D. H. Maury, commanding, &c., for duty with Major H. Myers, chief ordnance officer, Department of the Gulf, to relieve Lieutenant R. V. Booth, Lieutenant Booth on being relieved will proceed without delay to headquarters Army of Tennessee and report to General J. E. Johnston, commanding, &c., for assignment to duty with Lieutenant Colonel H. Oladowski, chief ordnance officer, Army of Tennessee.

* * * * * *

By command of the Secretary of War:

JNO WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

[MAY 5, 1864. -For Maury to Polk, about movement of troops to Johnston, see Vol. XXXVIII, Part IV, p. 668.]