HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
December 13, 1864.

Major General G. H. THOMAS:

All quiet this morning in our front. No changes from yesterday First Division is ordered to fire their guns at 12 m.

A. J. SMITH,

Major-General.

STEEDMAN'S HEADQUARTERS,

December 13, 1864. (Received 7.15 p. m.)

Major-General SCHOFIELD:

The reconnaissance made by a portion of my command this afternoon brought out the enemy in strong force between the Nolensville and Murfreesborough pikes beyond the residence of Mr. Rains, but not extending to the Murfreesborough pike. They seemed to be strongest just to the left of the railroad, where they have works extending as if to protect their flank. General Lowrey occupies a house about half a mile beyond Rains' house as headquarters. Citizens, rebel women, residing there informed us that General Hood rode that part of his lines yesterday, having his engineer with him, and directed the building of more works, and expressed himself confident of taking Nashville.

JAMES B. STEEDMAN,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers.

(Same to General Thomas.)

SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

Numbers 36.
Nashville, December 13, 1864.

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III. Brigadier General B. H. Grierson is relieved from the command of the Fourth Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi.

IV. Bvt. Major General E. Upton, U. S. Volunteers, having reported for duty in accordance with Special [Field] Orders, Numbers [341], from headquarters Detachment of the Cumberland, is assigned to the command of the Fourth Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi.

V. Bvt. Major General E. Upton will proceed to Louisville, Ky., Saint Louis, Mo., and Memphis, Tenn., for the purpose of collecting the men, horses, and transportation of his division and bringing it to Nashville, via Louisville, Ky. If necessary General Upton will take measures to furnish his troops with new arms and equipments.

By command of Brevet Major-General Wilson:

E. B. BEAUMONT,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MILL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville, Tenn., December 13, 1864-1 a. m.

COMMANDING OFFICER FOURTH OHIO CAVALRY:

You will, without delay, take position with your regiment at some convenient point twelve or fifteen miles above here, at or near the Cumberland