SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,

No. 119. Richmond, May 23, 1864.

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V. In absence of Major General J. C. Breckinridge, Brigadier General W. E. Jones will assume command of the Department of Southwestern Virginia.

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By command of the Secretary of War:

JNO WITHERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MERIDIAN, May 23, 1864.

Lieutenant-General POLK:

Chalmers is moving to Montevallo. Orders sent to Roddey yesterday morning to send force to Talladega.

S. D. LEE,

Major-General.

MAY 23, 1864.

Brigadier-General PILLOW,

Selma:

Send order in my name to Roddey for half his available force to go to Talladega without delay. Have sent orders by another route to same effect.

S. D. LEE,

Major-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF ALA., MISS., AND E. LA.,

No. 76. Meridian, Miss., May 23, 1864.

Captain Lewis H. Kennerly, First Missouri Infantry, is announced as acting assistant adjutant-general on the staff of the major- general commanding, and is charged with the examination of courts- martial records.

By command of Major-General Lee:

WM. ELLIOTT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FORREST'S CAVALRY,
Tupelo, Miss., May 23, 1864.

Major WILLIAM ELLIOTT,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Meridian, Miss.:

MAJOR: I have the honor to herewith inclose a tabular report of the number of troops carried away by Brigadier General J. R. Chalmers this morning.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

N. B. FORREST,

Major-General.