SEPTEMBER 5, 1863.

In no event destroy the railroad bridge mentioned in your telegram, nor do anything to prevent our use of the railroad.

S. C.

[SEPTEMBER 5, 1863.]

Governor SHORTER,

Montgomery:

Have you any State forces for the defense of Montgomery? Please inform me the number and kind. Have you enough to protect Selma also? Please reply.

By command of Lieutenant-General Hardee:

BENJ. S. EWELL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Abstract from return of the cavalry and mounted infantry, Colonel John L. Logan, Eleventh Arkansas Infantry, commanding, September 5, 1863; headquarters near Crystal Springs, Miss.

Command Offi Men. Effec Aggr Aggre Field Aggre Remar

. cers tive egat gate artil gate ks.

. total e prese lery. last

prese pres nt retur

nt. ent. and n.

absen

t.

11th - - - - - - - -

and

17th

Arkansa

s

Regimen

ts

(consol

idated.

)

9th - - - - - - - -

Tenness

ee

Battali

on

Cavalry

Cage's - - - - - - - On

(Louisi duty

ana) in

battali Gener

on al

cavalry Pillo

. w's

burea

u.

Garland - - - - - - - -

's

(Missis

sippi)

battali

on

cavalry

.

Hughes' - - - - - - - Do.

(Missis

sippi)

battali

on

cavalry

.

Rhodes' - - - - - - - -

(Missis

sippi)

company

cavalry

.

Stockda - - - - - - - -

le's

(Missis

sippi)

battali

on

cavalry

.

Terry's - - - - - - - -

(Kentuc

ky)

company

cavalry

.

Roberts - - - - - - - -

'

(Missis

sippi)

battery

Total 61 512 672 776 2,563 4 2,213 -

in

brigade

SEPTEMBER 5, 1863.

General COOPER,

Adjutant-General, Richmond:

This correspondence is from General Rosecrans' headquarters. The exact move of Crittenden has been made, up to crossing the river. Burnside's programme has also been correctly laid down, but he finds Buckner confronting Crittenden instead of being cut off.

Thomas and McCook have crossed at the point nearest Rome. The movements of Buckner have frustrated one part of the plan.

We shall strive now to turn it to our advantage.

BRAXTON BRAGG.