PALMETTO, September 20, 1864.

Brigadier General A. R. WRIGHT,

Augusta, Ga.:

Instruct the superintendent of the Georgia railroad to take up at once all the rails between the Oconee River and Stone Mountain, and to destroy all bridges between those two points; the iron to be kept for future use. Answer by telegraph.

J. B. HOOD,

General.

PALMETTO, September 20, 1864.

Brigadier-General Wright,

Macon, Ga.:

General Hood desires that the rails on the Macon and Atlanta Railroad should all be taken up above Griffin, to be kept for future use. Please so instruct superintendent of railroad, and have it done as soon as possible.

[A. P. MASON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

PALMETTO, September 20, 1864.

Colonel McGUIRK,

Commanding Gholson's Brigade, Opelika, Ala.:

You will proceed at once with Gholson's brigade as required by order communicated through General Tyler.

[J. B. HOOD,

General.]

Abstract from return of the Army of Tennessee, General John B. Hood, C. S. Army, commanding, for September 20, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Effective Aggregate Aggrega

. total present. te

present. present

and

absent.

General

headquarters.

Staff and 15 130 130 167 262

escort.

Engineer 11 377 375 484 767

troops.

Total. 26 507 505 651 1,029

Hardee's

corps:

Staff and 20 53 52 94 147

escort.

Cheatham's 516 3,734 3,543 5,282 11,112

DIVISION.

Cleburne's 392 3,734 3,620 5,327 12,545

DIVISION.

Bate's 231 2,181 2,064 3,237 8,145

DIVISION.

Artillery. 33 691 665 869 1,225

Total. 1,192 10,393 9,444 14,809 33,174

Lee's corps:

Staff and 24 75 75 107 216

escort.

Johnson's 283 2,926 2,786 4,053 10,626

DIVISION.

Stevenson's 406 3,370 3,269 4,816 10,435

DIVISION.

Clayton's 243 2,138 2,029 3,157 9,983

DIVISION.

Artillery. 43 819 793 1,006 1,286

Total. 999 9,328 8,952 13,139 32,546