Bell's brigade, Colonel Tyree H. Bell: Barteau's regiment (Second tennessee), Colonel C. R. Barteau; Nineteenth Tennessee Cavalry, Colonel John F. Newsom; Twentieth Tennessee Cavalry, Colonel Robert M. Russell; Twenty-first Tennessee Cavalry, Colonel Andrew N. Wilson.

II. Colonel E. W. Rucker is assigned permanently to the command of the brigade designated as "Rucker's brigade. "

III. Colonel Robert McCulloch is assigned permanently to the command of the brigade designated as "McCulloch's brigade. "

IV. Brigadier General H. B. Lyon is assigned permanently to the command of the brigade designated as "Lyon's brigade. "

V. Colonel T. H. Bell is assigned permanently to the command of the brigade designated as "Bell's brigade. "

VI. Brigadier General J. R. Chalmers is assigned to the command of the DIVISION composed of the two brigades designated as Rucker's and McCulloch's brigade, and will be known as "Chalmers' DIVISION. "

VII. Brigadier General A. Buford is assigned to the command of the DIVISION composed of the two brigade designated as Lyon's and Bell's brigades, and will be known as "Buford's DIVISION. "

By command of Major-General Forrest:

J. P. STRANGE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MERIDIAN, MISS., August 30, 1864.

Major General N. B. FORREST,

Grenada, Miss.:

Enemy reported moving troops down from Morganza; probably to Mobile. You are my only hope of succor. I will move you down by rail from Okolona, with part of your force, when you feel you can be moved. Six or seven days might take you there and back. I write by mail.

D. H. MAURY,

Major-General, Commanding.

GRENADA, August 30, 1864.

Brigadier-General CHALMERS,

Water Valley:

Move to-morrow morning with entire DIVISION and wagon train to this place, leaving Captains Forrest's and saunders' companies at Panola with directions to guard and report to General Buford any movements of the enemy.

N. B. FORREST,

Major-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. FIRST DIV., FORREST'S CAVALRY, Numbers 115.
Water Valley, August 30, 1864.

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VII. This DIVISION will move at daylight to-morrow in the order of brigades, with its entire wagon train, to Grenada.

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By order of Brigadier-General Chalmers:

W. A. GOODMAN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.