HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
October 13, 1864.

Brevet Major-General EMORY,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you have everything in readiness to encounter the enemy at 4 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Very respectfully,

JAS. W. FORSYTH,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff.

(Same to Major-General Crook.)

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA,
October 13, 1864.

Colonel J. THOBURN,

Commanding First Infantry Division:

COLONEL: The general commanding directs that you strengthen your picket-line across Cedar Creek with 200 men, and have it advanced about one-quarter of a mile, and connect with the pickets of the Nineteenth Corps on your right already established. The movement will be made at once under the superintendence of your division officer of the day.

I am, colonel, &c.,

WM. McKINLEY, JR.,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Near Cedar Creek, Va., October 13, 1864.

Colonel R. B. HAYES,

Comdg. Second Infantry Division, Dept. of West Virginia:

COLONEL: It has been reported to the commanding general that there is skirmishing going on at the Shenandoah River near the base of the mountain, supposed to be the party from your command sent to guard signal station on the mountain. He directs that you send one brigade to ascertain what is there, and to drive the enemy away; also that a party be sent to the top of the mountain, and if necessary to do this, that you re-enforce the party of 100 sent this morning.

I am, colonel, respectfully, your obedient servant,

P. G. BIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
October 13, 1864-11 p.m.

General MERRITT:

GENERAL: In pursuance of orders from headquarters Middle Military Division, you will have your command ready to encounter the enemy at 4 a.m., instead of at daylight, as per previous order from these headquarters.

By command of Brevet Major-General Torbert:

WM. RUSSELL, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.