with at least twenty rounds of ammunition in their cartridge-boxes, with three days' cooked rations, which should be renewed at Meridian and Montgomery, and four days at Macon. The troops sent via Mobile will renew their rations at that point, instead of Meridian. The artillery moving from Columbus, Miss., will be supplied with rations and forage sufficient to last to Montgomery, where they will renew their supplies, as well as at Macon. Your chief quartermaster and commissary will make the necessary arrangements for the rapid transportation of these troops to their division.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Tupelo, Miss., January 18, 1865.

Colonel L. J. FLEMING,

West Point, Miss.:

The first shipment of about 8,000 troops commences to-morrow morning. They will go by both routes-Mobile and Selma-and as rapidly as transportation can be furnished.

E. J. HARVIE,

Colonel and Inspector-General.

MERIDIAN, January 18, 1865.

Colonel E. J. HARVIE:

Major Ayer telegraphs Major Whitfield to arrange for the shipping of troops immediately, and you to suspend for the time; both same date. Answer.

G. A. HENRY, Jr.,

Assistant Inspector-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Tupelo, Miss., January 18, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel G. A. HENRY,

Assistant Inspector-General, Meridian, Miss.:

Troops are ordered to leave here. Let Major Whitfield comply with Major Ayer's telegram.

E. J. HARVIE,

Colonel and Inspector-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Tupelo, Miss., January 18, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel G. A. HENRY,

Assistant Inspector-General, Meridian, Miss.:

All men belonging to Lee's corps must be held in readiness and ordered to rejoin their commands as they pass on the cars.

E. J. HARVIE,

Colonel and Inspector-General.

(Same to Major P. B. Lee and Major W. Clare.)