WASHINGTON, December 19, 1864.

Major-General THOMAS:

I will be in Nashville immediately, to take charge of your prisoners of war.

W. HOFFMAN,

Commissary-General of Prisoners.

FRANKLIN, December 19, 1864.

Major-General THOMAS:

Three trains just arrived with men and bridge timber ot rebuild railroad bridge. General Schofield will have his men and most of his trains over the river to-night.

Very respectfully,

J. P. WILLARD,

Captain and Aide-de-Camp.

NASHVILLE, December 19, 1864.

Captain R. H. RAMSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have received your dispatch, and will leave for Franklin immediately.

J. G. PARKHURST,

Colonel and Provost-Marshal-General.

FRANKLIN, December 19, 1864.

General WHIPPLE:

I reported here this evening, and will commence work in the morning.

J. G. PARKHURST,

Provost-Marshal-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, December 19, 1864.

Colonel J. G. PARKHURST,
Provost-Marshal-General, Department of the Cumberland:

COLONEL: The major-general commanding the department desires that you should keep as many scouts as possible arrougn the flanks and in rear of the rebel army, for the purpose of ascertaining its condition, routes of march, and probable intentions. When the scouts have anything of importance to communicate to the major-general commanding, direct them to his headquarters before going to Nashville. General Miller has been directed to keep a line of duty messengers moving by railroad from his headquarters and form the terminus of the road near the army to these headquarters. Couriers will bring dispatches; therefore anything that you have to send out will be brought, if left at General Miller's assistant adjutant-general's office.

Very respectfully,

WM. D. WHIPPLE,

Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.