HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
September 5, 1864.

Colonel j. H. KITCHING,

Commanding Hardin's Division:

COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that you relieve the First Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps from duty in your division and district it to report to Colonel M. N. Wisewell, military Governor of Washington. You will make such disposition of the remaining troops as will best cover the interval left by the withdrawal of this regiment.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

MUDDY BRANCH, September 5, 1864.

(Received 7 p. .)

Major C. H. RYMOND,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Major Ludlam goes up the river to-night with one battalion. He will cross in the morning and enter London, va., by way of Leesburg.

JNO. M. WAITE,

Major, &c.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE,
Near Fort Buffalo, Va., September 5, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that there is nothing of importance to report from this vicinity. A scout of thirty men is sent out this evening for the purpose of examining the country in the vicinity of Vienna and Fairfax Court-House. it is believed, from information received, that a considerable number of Mosby's men find refuge in those vicinities among citizens almost constantly.

H. M. LAZELLE,

Colonel Sixteenth New York Cavalry, comdg. Cavalry Brigade.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS.

Near Berryville, September 5, 1864.

Brigadier General WILLIAM DWIGHT,
Commanding First Division:

GENERAL: On visiting your lines this morning the general commanding could not find a general officer. After search, Lieutenant-Colonel Van Petten, One hunder and sixtieth New York, the officer of the day of that division, was found. He reports that he reported to you early this morning that he had hark the bugles of the enemy and movement of their wagons during the night. The general commanding desires to know why this very important information, indicating a movement of the enemy, was not reported to him.

I am, sir, &c.,

DUNCAN S. WALKER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.