MRS. MCDANIEL'S, July 13, 1864-noon.

Major-General HALLECK:

Your dispatch of 10. 50 just received. The commander of my cavalry pickets just reports the enemy beyond Blandensburg as having gone toward Silver Spring this morning. The officer was at Brown's Tavern, one mile this side of Beltsville, when he sent the dispatch.

Very respectfully,

Q. A. GILLMORE,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, July 13, 1864-11 a. m.

Major-General GILLMORE,

Fort Lincoln, D. C.:

Fifteen hundred and men of the Nineteenth Corps are coming up the river. I have directed that they be supplied with rations and transportation as the land, to be ready to join you on the march. Acknowledge receipt.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 13, 1864.

Major General Q. A. GILLMORE,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps, Fort Lincoln:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that, in accordance with instructions from headquarters of the army, you move, with such force as you have belonging to the Nineteenth Corps, and report for duty to Major-General Wright, commanding Sixth Corps, at or near Tennallytown. fifteen hundred men of the corps are coming up now, and they have been ordered to be supplied as soon as landed. It would be well that a staff officer go to this detachment, to guide it to its proper position. Two batteries will be ordered to report to you at Tennallytown.

Very respectfully,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General

HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 13, 1864.

Major General Q. A. GILLMORE,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: Battery L, First Ohio Artillery, has been ordered to report to you early a. m. July 14; on its arrival, be pleased to relieve Gittings' battery (L), Third U. S. Artillery, and direct it to report at Camp Barry.

Respectfully, your most obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.