WASHINGTON, July 26, 1864-12. 30 p. m.

Major-General HEINTZELMAN,

Columbus, Ohio:

Any troops you can possibly spare temporarily from your department you will send by railroad to Cumberland to General Kelley, to assist in the protection of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, July 26, 1864.

(Received 9. 15 p. m.)

Major-General HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

The One hundred and fifty-sixth and One hundred and sixty-fifth Ohio National Guard have been ordered from Paris, Ky., to report to General Kelley, at Cumberland.

S. P. HEINTZELMAN,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, July 26, 1864.

Major-General WRIGHT,

Present:

GENERAL: With the troops assigned to your command, you will take the field by the Rockville road, seeking to form a junction with General Hunter at Point of Rocks, South Mountain, Harper's Ferry, or on the Monocacy, as circumstances may require. You will communicate with General Hunter as soon as possible, and put yourself under his orders. In all your movements against the enemy care will be taken to cover Washington and Baltimore.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 26, 1864.

Major General H. G. WRIGHT,

Commanding Sixth and Nineteenth Corps:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to inform you that Snyder's battalion, Ninth New York Heavy Artillery, was relieved and ordered to your command this morning by mistake. He desires, therefore, that you direct it to return, reporting to Brigadier-General Hardin, commanding division Twenty-second Army Corps.

I am, general, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AND NINETEENTH CORPS,

July 26, 1864.

Corps and other independent commanders will be held responsible that no forage of any king is taken or purchased except by the