with Palmer's division at Cook's Mill, and to notify you of this movement. Reynolds has been ordered to move at once. Firing at intervals has been heard on the extreme left. Please acknowledge receipt immediately.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

[GEO. E. FLYNT,]

Assistant Adjutant-General, and Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Alley's Spring, September 18, 1863.

General McCOOK,

Commanding Twentieth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The general instructs me to say that he has received orders to move, and will send you word where his right rests as soon as he gets in position.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

[GEO. E. FLYNT,]

Assistant Adjutant-General, and Chief of Staff.

ROSSVILLE, September 18, 1863-1 p.m.

General GARFIELD:

Have ordered Spears to Wauhatchie.

G. GRANGER,

Major-General.

STEVENS' GAP, September 18, 1863. (Received 12.50 p.m.)

Captain MERRILL:

Have heard a dozen heavy reports of artillery in the direction of Gordon's Mills, on State road.

FULLER.

HEADQUARTERS, September 18, 1863-2 p.m.

Major General THOMAS L. CRITTENDEN,
Commanding:

GENERAL: My right rests at the point we selected on Sunday last and the left extends to about one-quarter of a mile east of the Rossville and La Fayette roads. A brigade and a half of Van Cleve's hold the left of the line and the remainder is held by my two brigades. I have a small part of my two brigades in reserve and two regiments of Van Cleve's. General Palmer should be forced up against my right. The enemy appears to have a heavy force of infantry opposite my right and center, and the lookouts from trees report another column or force moving toward our left. He has just opened on me with artillery for the first time.

Respectfully,

THE. J. WOOD,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding.