ambulances, hospital stores, and ammunition, and all other supplies that will be required on taking the field. It may be necessary to march before their arrival. You will therefore direct the utmost promptitude, and hold your troops in readiness to march at short notice. This does not conflict with the movement that war ordered yesterday.

H. W. PERINS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

STEVENSON, October 19, 1863-10.30 a.m.

Major-General SLOCUM,

Wartrace:

Major-General Hooker desires to know the commander and station of the brigade that is to relieve that brigade of the Eleventh Corps now at points designated in the telegram of yesterday. Cars will be in readiness to-morrow.

R. H. HALL,

Captain and Aide-de-Camp.

STEVENSON, October 19, 1863-9.10 p.m.

Major-General SLOCUM:

Your brigade will have to march to the positions assigned them in the instructions of yesterday. If you require wagons you will have to borrow them. The movement must be commenced to-morrow morning. Acknowledge.

JOSEPH HOOKER,

Major-General, Commanding.

MURFREESBOROUGH, October 19, 1863-10 a.m.

Lieutenant ColonelH. C. RODGERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Twelfth Army Corps:

Order relating to Second Brigade will be attended to. What provision will be made for the line thus vacated and the two companies of that brigade now at Shelbyville? To supply the deficiency from this post will, I deem from its importance, weaken it too much. It would be better to move one of Candy's Pennsylvania regiments this way. Answer.

JNO. W. GEARY,

Commanding Second Division, Twelfth Corps.

MURFREESBOROUGH, October 19, 1863.

Lieutenant ColonelH. C. RODGERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Twelfth Corps:

Please send me instructions for filling the 15 miles vacancy which will be occasioned by removing Cobham's brigade. Will the troops be drawn from the road or from here?

JNO. W. GEARY,

Brigadier-General.