In the meantime, forage and rations will be sent you from Nashville by steamers, your transportation train to join you via Lawrenceburg and Waynesborough. Report to me as often as possible and such information as may be obtained from time to time of the movements and intentions of the enemy.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. WILSON,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

P. S. - Your dispatch of this date in relation to Spencer carbines is received. Every effort will be made to obtain them for your entire command. The major-general commanding bears willing testimony to the fact that no portion of the command deserves them more than your gallant brigade.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Bull's Mills, December 30, 1864.

Brigadier-General HATCH,

Commanding Fifth Division:

GENERAL: The brevet major-general commanding desires you to send an intelligent officer, with ten men, to Rogersville, to ascertain whether the Elk River is fordable or not. Direct him to report before daylight to-morrow morning. He must ascertain all particulars about the river and true, reliable information.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Bull's Mills, December 30, 1864

Brigadier-General HAMMOND,

Commanding Brigade:

GENERAL: The brevet major-general commanding desires you to move your command to the camp spoken of by you yesterday. A band of about 100 guerrillas are reported in the vicinity of Wise's Mill, well armed and equipped. He desires you to look after them. Mr. Wise will give you information concerning their whereabouts.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Acting Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. FIRST Brigadier, SEVENTH DIV., CAVALRY CORPS,

Cowpen Creek, December 30, 1864

Major E. B. BEAUMONT,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

MAJOR: I have a good camp about six miles and a half from you, over a very good road, over which a man can canter the whole way. I have no report from the foragers yet, but as Colonel Coon's command was