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from Paducah not in General Smith's command, and I am looking for General Smith and his troops by to-morrow. I understand he embarked at Saint Louis on 24th. As soon as these troops arrive and are adjusted, I shall be able to take the field and assume the offensive.
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Numbers 325.
Nashville, Tenn., November 27, 1864* * * * *
II. The following assignment of regiments is hereby made; Fortieth Missouri Infantry, Forty-second Missouri Infantry, and Tenth Kansas Infantry to the Fourth Army Corps; Forty-fourth Missouri Infantry and Twenty-fourth Missouri Infantry to the Twenty-third Army Corps; Sixty-first Illinois Infantry to the Fourth Division, Twentieth Army Corps. The commanding officers of the respective regiments will report forthwith for duty to the commanding officers of the respective division and corps to which they are assigned, making to them the necessary reports and returns.
III. The Eighteenth U. S. Colored Infantry is hereby assigned to the District of the Etowah, and will report forthwith for duty to Major General J. B. Steedman, commanding. The quartermaster's department will furnish transportation.
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By command of Major-General Thomas:
SOUTHWARD HOFFMAN,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
NASHVILLE, November 27, 1864
Colonel W. E. MERRILL,
Chattanooga:
Have you a sufficient number of pontoon-boats (Cincinnati boats) to construct a pontoon bridge at Decatur? Instead of bringing the boats with him, General Granger destroyed them. Answer.
GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major-General, U. S. Volunteer, Commanding.
CHATTANOOGA, November 27, 1864
Major-General THOMAS:
We have Cincinnati boats enough for a bridge 1,200 feet long, and by using the canvas boats on hand an increase the length to 1,450.
W. E. MERRILL,
Colonel and Chief Engineer, Department of the Cumberland.
NASHVILLE, TENN., November 27, 1864-9.30 p.m.
Major T. T. ECKERT:
The enemy has pushed Schofield to Duck River, and is in force at Columbia, with cavalry threatening the Chattanooga railroad near
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