GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT OF ALA., MISS., AND E. LA., Numbers 113.
Meridian, Miss., September 6, 1864.

Pursuant to orders from the Chief of Ordnance, Major J. K. McCall is announced as chief ordnance officer of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

By command of Major-General Maury:

D. W. FLOWERREE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS, Numbers 119.
Meridian, Miss., September 6, 1864.

I. Colonel Chandler, commanding militia regiment, will proceed with his command to Bucatunna, and he will take position so as to guard the trestle-work from that point to Quitman. He will draw his supplies from this point until further orders, and will report to Major-General Maury, commanding District of the Gulf.

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III. The remainder of McCulloch's brigade will proceed to Mobile, Ala., by common road, and report to Colonel McCulloch. Chief quartermaster will see that forage will be placed at suitable points on the road for the purpose of supplying the command.

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By command of Major-General Maury:

[W. F. BULLOCK, JR.,]

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF ALA., MISS., AND E. LA., Numbers 114.
Meridian, Miss., September 6, 1864.

Pursuant to orders from the War Department, dated Richmond, Va., August 15, 1864, I assume command of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The headquarters of the department will, for the present, remain at Meridian, Miss., and no change will be made in the department staff until further orders.

R. TAYLOR,
Lieutenant-General.

RICHMOND, VA., September 6, 1864.

General R. TAYLOR,

Meridian, Miss.:

General Forrest telegraphed me, on the 5th instant, that, if permitted to select from his present command 4,000 men and six pieces of artillery, he thought he could, in Middle and WEST Tennessee, disturb enemy's communications and recruit his command. If circumstances permit it, I think it would be well to employ him in operations on the enemy's lines of communication, as well as to interfere with the transportation of supplies and re-enforcements to General Sherman's army. Of this you must inform yourself and freely exercise your judgment.

JEFFN. DAVIS.