by regulations to cavalry in the field will be carried, and the inspector will be ordered to see that any excess is destroyed. Any enlisted man found riding his horse faster than a walk without proper authority will be dismounted and compelled to make the march on foot. Any soldier found attempting to run the guard or absenting himself from camp without proper authority will be tied behind the wagons for the entire march. This order will be read to each company at retreat this evening and at reveille to-morrow morning.

By order of Colonel O. H. La Grange:

DAN. S. MOULTON,

Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

Brigadier General R. W. JOHNSON,

Commanding Sixth Division, Cavalry Corps:

Send the regiment of your command which is in the most effective condition ten miles down the river, with directions to picket the right flank. The regiment will take post about ten miles down, picketing the river above and below. It is not expected to defend the crossing of the river, if the enemy attempt it in force, but merely to observe his movements.

By command of Brevet Major-General Wilson:

E. B. BEAUMONT,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. SIXTH DIVISION, CAV. CORPS, MILITARY DIVISION, OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

Numbers 2. Franklin, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

The Fifth Iowa Cavalry, Major J. Morris Young commanding, and the Seventh Ohio Cavalry, Colonel Garrard commanding, are hereby temporarily assigned to the First Brigade, and until further orders will report and do duty accordingly.

By command of Brigadier-General Johnson:

E. T. WELLS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville, Tenn., December 2, 1864.

Brigadier General J. H. HAMMOND:

You will move your command, with as little delay as possible, to the vicinity of Gallatin Ford, select a good camp in that vicinity, cover the ford, and watch the river above and below it. Rest your command, and put it in the best possible condition for service. You are not expected to defend the crossing of the river; should the enemy attempt it in force, give timely notice of his movements.

By command of Brevet Major-General Wilson:

E. B. BEAUMONT,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.