SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Numbers 330. Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

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VI. Brigadier General W. L. Elliott, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby assigned to the command of the Second Division, Fourth Army Corps.

By command of Major-General Thomas:

HENRY M. CIST,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 2nd DIVISION, 4TH ARMY CORPS,

Numbers 25. Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

I. Captain E. G. Whitesides, One hundred and twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is hereby announced as acting assistant adjutant-general of this division. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

II. Captain George Lee, assistant adjutant-general of volunteers, is hereby relieved from duty at these headquarters and will report to the commanding general Middle Military Division for assignment to duty in accordance with Special Orders, Numbers 411, War Department, November 22, 1864.

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By order of Brigadier General G. D. Wagner:

E. G. WHITESIDES,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS,] HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FOURTH ARMY CORPS,

Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

The undersigned hereby assumes command of the Third Division.

SAML. BEATTY,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO,
Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

Major-General THOMAS,

Commanding Department of the Cumberland:

GENERAL: I inclose herewith a copy of a dispatch* from the Adjutant-General of the Army directing me to relieve Major-General Stoneman from duty in my department; also a copy of my reply. I have no competent officer whom I can spare from other service to take command in East Tennessee at this critical period; therefore, refer the matter to you of such action as you may think proper.

Very respectfully,

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General.

See Part I, p. 1109.