Cumberland. There are also three other guns abandoned by the enemy on the road leading from Columbia to Nashville, which he also wishes you to secure and send to Nashville at the same time.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. A. CAMPBELL,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Near Lynnville, Tenn., December 26, 1864.

Brigadier General K. GARRARD,

Commanding Second Division:

The major-general commanding directs that you have your command in readiness and move to-morrow morning, December 27, at 10 a.m., taking with you your train, Second Division taking the advance.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Same to Brigadier General J. McArthur, commanding First Division.)

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Near Lynnville, Tenn., December 26, 1864.

Colonel J. B. MOORE,

Commanding Third Division:

The major-general commanding directs that you have your command in readiness and move to-morrow morning, December 27, at 9 a.m., taking the advance, and taking with you your train.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Dobbin's House, Eighteen Miles from Pulaski,

December 26, 1864-4 p.m.

Brigadier-General WHIPPLE,

Chief of Staff:

GENERAL: The enemy, after another brief stand, have again retreated. I have no doubt Hood's whole army is crossing at Bainbridge.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. WILSON,

Brevet Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Pulaski, December 26, 1864-8.30 p.m.

Major General J. H. WILSON,

Commanding Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi:

Can you not possibly send a force to Eastport, cross it at that place, and destroy the railroad bridge at Bear Creek? If successful, that would cut off the rebel retreat by Corinth and the Mobile and Ohio