articles of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, and ordnance which shall be found to be needed for the completeness of the troops for the field.

By order of Major-General Franklin:

WICKAM HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Alexandria, La., April 26, 1864.

Brigadier General WILLIAM DWIGHT,

Chief of Staff, Department of the Gulf:

GENERAL: I have the honor to report my arrival at this station with the following troops:

16th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry ....................... 480

34th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry ....................... 367

47th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry .................... 650

49th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry .................... 404

69th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry .................... 422

114th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry ...................... 345

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Aggregate present ........................................... 2,668

1st Wisconsin Battery, six rifled guns ...................... 94

The steamer Universe, with part of the Thirty-fourth Iowa and part of the Forty-seventh Indiana and five guns of the First Wisconsin Battery, has not actually arrived but is not far behind.

Brigadier General M. K. Lawler is in immediate command. The infantry have 150 rounds of ammunition to the man and the chests of the artillery carriages are full. The force has land transportation and camp equipage for field service and is supplied with rations and forage to the 28th instant. I have brought along in the hands of my quartermaster 40 teams and wagons complete, for an ordnance or general supply train for my command; also 12 ambulances and teams complete, 500 shovels, 144 chopping axes, and 96 pickaxes. The quartermaster has forage for these teams for ten or twelve days. My medical direction has brought a small stock of assorted medical stores.

I am, &c.,

JOHN A. McCLERNAND,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
Alexandria, April 26, 1864.

Major-General McCLERNAND:

GENERAL: In reply to your communication of to-night, I am directed to inform you the position intended by the commanding general to be occupied by the brigade from your command is the wooded cypress about three-fourths of a mile from your present position and running at right angles with Bayou Rapides.

The directions you have given are therefore correct.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. S. SARGENT,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.