to return to Pulaski, and then make the march to the Tennessee River, provided always that arrangements have been made to have subsistence meet us upon our arrival. My instructions from General Thomas, received to-day are similar to those sent to you. One of his directions is to send back all of the artillery to Pulaski, where it can get forage: but as this direction was given upon the supposition that it would reach me at Pinhook Town, and supposing that a day's march nearer the river might make a change in General Thomas' view in regard to the disposition of the artillery, I have written to him that I will not start it back before to-morrow. I expect in the meantime to receive other instructions from him.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

TH. J. WOOD,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Bull's Mills, December 29, 1864

Brigadier-General CROXTON,

Commanding Brigade:

GENERAL: The brevet major-general directs that you move with your command one day's march on the road to Waterloo, reporting your progress from time to time and any information you can get.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION,
December 29, 1864-10 a.m.

Colonel ALEXANDER,

Chief of Staff:

COLONEL: My command is moving; will go, via Huff's Ford, Squire Wilson's and the Bumpass road, toward Gravelly Springs. Expect to halt to-night on Cypress Creek. Desire to know what shall be done in regard to the squadron at Rogersville; also to say, for the information of the general commanding, that rations ran out night before last, and the detail sent back to obtain more have not been heard from. Will leave a company at Bull's Mills to bring them up.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN T. CROXTON,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Bull's Mills, December 29, 1864

Brigadier-General HATCH,

Commanding Fifth Division, Cavalry Corps, Mil. Div. of the Miss.:

GENERAL: You will recall the detachment under Colonel Spalding, leaving a sufficient number of men with Captain Kneeland to enable him to discharge the duties intrusted him by the major-general commanding.

By command of Brevet Major-General Wilson:

E. B. BEAUMONT,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.