NASHVILLE, TENN., November 23, 1864-9.30 p.m.

Captain HOWLAND,

Assistant Quartermaster, Johnsonville:

Cars will be sent to Johnsonville to-morrow to bring away stores, the first train for a regiment of General Ruger's command and other trains for your supplies. You will be prepared to load the cars without delay, and you can bring everything in a day or two. If the place must be evacuated, there will be no destruction of public property whatever, but the place will be left just as it now is.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

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

NASHVILLE, November 23, 1864.

Major CHAMBLISS,

Inspector of Cavalry, Louisville:

Have the cavalry commands sent to Louisville remounted as rapidly as you can. Send me a report as to how you are progressing and how many and of what commands you have now mounted and equipped. I wish also for a daily report of the number mounted and equipped that day, and as soon as you have a complete brigade fitted up notify me and direct the commanding officer to move to the front immediately.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

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

LYNVILLE, November 23, 1864.

Major E. B. BEAUMONT,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Major-General Schofield directs that the Eleventh Indiana Cavalry proceed to Columbia and await orders there.

WM. M. WHERRY,

Major and Aide-de-Camp.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville, November 23, 1864.

[General WILSON:]

GENERAL: I have directed the Eleventh Indiana to await orders at Columbia, in obedience to orders from General Schofield. Am I to obey his orders? I shall do so until you say stop.

E. B. BEAUMONT,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
Nashville, November 23, 1864.

Brevet Major-General WILSON:

GENERAL: I send this to you by Mr. Tunica, who goes in the morning. The Eleventh Indiana will march to-morrow (24th), 621 strong,