Subsistence stores at depots in Mississippi, &c. -Continued.

Depots Soap Candle Salt Molasses Tallow Rye

s

Lbs. Lbs Bush

Columbus 5,871 138 82,608 . . . . 310 94

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Crawford . . . . . . 1,025 . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

West Point 194 . . . 5,050 . . . . . . . 11

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Aberdeen . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . . 8

. . . . . . . . . . .

Okolona . . . . . . 2,525 . . . . . . . 2

. . . . . . . . . . .

Brookville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Macon . . . 170 204,200 . . . . . . . . . .

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Shuqualak 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lauderdale 4,714 45 850 4 225 5

Enterprise 790 . . . 1,037 . . . . 100 . . .

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Shubuta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Smith, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wayne, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jones

Counties

Meridian 4,004 170 30,110 1, 1010 . . . . . .

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Total 15,650 523 327,512 1,105 635 120

Depots Pease Oats Vinegar Hard Whisky

bread

Bush. Bush. Gal. Lbs. Gal.

Columbus . . . . 143 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Aberdeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Okolona . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

Brookville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,730 . . . .

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Shuqualak 8 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Lauderdale . . . . . . . . 34 46 . . . .

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Enterprise 42 . . . . . . . . 768 . . . .

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Shubuta 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Smith, Wayne, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and Jones . . . . . . . . . . . .

Counties

Meridian 240 . . . . 123 5,106 104

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Total 308 151 157 12,650 104

W. H. DAMERON,

Chief Commissary of Subsistence for Mississippi.

MERIDIAN, MISS., August 1, 1864.

General N. B. FORREST, Okolona:

I have ordered Mabry's brigade to stop near Goodman, and to await your orders; will send you other re-enforcements as soon as I can.

DABNEY H. MAURY,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS FORREST'S CAVALRY,
Okolona, August 1, 1864.

Colonel GEORGE DEAS, Chief of Staff, Meridian, Miss.:

COLONEL: Our scouts report that the enemy is making preparations to move from Memphis, Vicksburg, and North Alabama at the same time, and if successful to concentrate at Selma. There are now 14,000 infantry and cavalry assembled at La Grange, and they are reported repairing the MISSISSIPPI Central Railroad. Three regiments of infantry and two of cavalry are reported moving from Decatur to Moulton. The communication with Little Rock by White River is open, and the troops from Smith reported as going up White River have returned to Memphis. Some troops, number unknown, have been sent down the river toward Vicksburg. If the enemy moves in three columns, as expected, it will be impossible for us to meet him; and, after consultation, Major-General Forrest and I have concluded to recommend a consolidation of the troops in this department to meet one column. The northern column will be the largest; if we can defeat it, the others may be easily overtaken and crushed. We have accumulated supplies at Grenada and Oxford, so that the cavalry from Jackson can be well subsisted, should you think it advisable to move them there. We can subsist our force better upon this line than any other, and it is more valuable to the Confederacy, therefore more important to be defended. The column from Vicksburg could do but little damage before reaching Demopolis, and if we should defeat him here could be means of the railroad intercept him at Meridian on that line. The force moving