LEXINGTON, November 15, 1864.

Colonel T. H. BRINGHURST,

Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Catlettsburg, Ky.:

Have Colonel Jacob sent through the lines by way of Charleston or Kanawha River, not to return during war under penalty of death.

S. G. BURBRIDGE,

Major-General.

NASHVILLE, November 16, 1864.

Brigadier-General BRANNAN,

Chief of Artillery, Dept. of the Cumberland, Chattanooga:

I telegraphed you ten days since concerning the consolidation and reorganization of the artillery of the department, but, as yet, have received no latter or report from you. Your position of placing a heavier armament on the Stone River, Captain Naylor's boat, is approved, provided the guns can be obtained without any disadvantage to the armament of Chattanooga.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

HDQRS. CHIEF OF ARTILLERY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Chattanooga, Tenn., November 16, 1864.

General W. D. WHIPPLE,

Asst. Adjt. General and Chief of Staff, Dept. of the Cumberland:

GENERAL: I would respectfully request an order making the following changes and assignments in the artillery of the department, viz: Major F. Schultz, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, to command Fortress Rosecrans, Murfreesborough, Tenn., relieving Colonel W. E. Lawrence, who takes command of the First Ohio Volunteer Artillery, establishing his regimental headquarters at Murfreesborough; organizing the reserve light artillery of the department, consisting of the following batteries, to be relieved from duty at this post and organized under the above name, reporting direct to the chief of artillery Department of the Cumberland, viz: Company K, Fifth Artillery, U. S. Army, Captain E. C. Bainbridge commanding; Company M, First Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Second Lieutenant J. Ziegler commanding; Company I, First Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery, Captain L. R. Smith commanding; Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Light Battery, Captain C. C. Aleshire commanding; Seventh Indiana Volunteer Light Battery, First Lieutenant J. C. Fislar commanding; Twentieth Indian Volunteer Light Battery, Captain M. A. Osborne commanding; assigning Captain E. C. Bainbridge, Fifth Artillery, to temporary command of the reserve light artillery.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. M. BRANNAN,

Brigadier General and Chief of Artillery, Dept. of the Cumberland.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF OF ARTILLERY,
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Numbers 74.
Chattanooga, November 16, 1864.

I. The following changes of the armament of the permanent garrison of Chattanooga are made to conform to orders issued May 1,