wagons, and tool wagons will be stopped on this side of the river, and all other wagons will cross over the river and be parked at a place to be indicated by Major McGuire. Major McGuire, quartermaster of Loring's division, is charged with taking care of this train, and will be obeyed accordingly.

By command of Lieutenant-General Stewart:

W. D. GALE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS STEWART'S CORPS, December 17, 1864.

General WALTHALL:

GENERAL: I am directed by General Stewart to inform you that a battery from Storrs' battalion has been back to Spring Hill at an early hour to-morrow morning, to report to General Cheatham.

Respectfully,
W. D. GALE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS, Spring Hill, December 17, 1864-2.07 p. m.

Brigadier-General CHALMERS:

(Through Lieutenant-General Lee.)

GENERAL: General Hood directs that you will report to Lieutenant-General Lee until General Forrest comes up.

Your, respectfully,

A. P. MASON,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS, Spring Hill, Tenn., December 17, 1864.

COMMANDING OFFICER,
Corinth, Miss.:

Direct Major Wintter, engineer officer, to forward to Barton Station all the pontoon boats (with rope and flooring) that he has on hand. You will also collect and send to the same point sufficient transportation to forward the boats, &c., to any point on the river that may be designated.

J. B. HOOD,

General.

MONTGOMERY, ALA., December 17, 1864.

Lieutenant General R. TAYLOR,

Meridian:

General Hood telegraphs, near Nashville on the 10th, urging that all troops belonging to his army be hastened forward, and Mississippi and Alabama should furnish garrisons from Corinth to Huntsville inclusive. He requests that this be urged on the governors. Please comply with his request.

GEORGE WM. BRENT,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.