HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
October 16, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM GAMBLE,

Eighth Illinois Cavalry, Commanding Camp Stoneman:

COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that the 157 men alluded to in your dispatch of this p.m. be prepared to march with as little delay as practicable. They will be placed on picket duty on the Potomac, with headquarters at Muddy Branch. Major Ludlam, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, will report to you at 8 p.m., to assume command of the detachment and move it. The chief of the Cavalry Bureau has informed these headquarters that the First Delaware Cavalry has arrived at Camp Stoneman. Be pleased to report the hour of its arrival. Such officers as you have send with the detachment under orders. It is desirable that these men, as far as possible, belong to the same regiments. Furnish a list of officers assigned to duty with them, and give the number of officers left in your camp available for duty with the detachments to be sent when mounted.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
October 16, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM GAMBLE, Commanding Camp Stoneman:

COLONEL: It is desired that the First Delaware Cavalry be armed and mounted as soon as it reaches your camp. It will be sent when ready to move to report to Major Ludlam on the upper Potomac. Afterward arm, equip, and mount the First New Hampshire Cavalry. Report progress in each case, and inform these headquarters how many officers you need to send with the troops now in your camp waiting commandants, making the estimate as low as possible without detriment to the service.

Very respectfully, colonel, your most obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

ALEXANDRIA, VA., October 16, 1864.

(Received 8.45 p.m.)

Lieutenant-Colonel TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: The party sent out last night toward Occoquan have returned. They found no guerrillas. All quiet to-day. I have turned over to General Slough eight guerrillas, to be placed on the trains running to the front.

W. W. WINSHIP,

Captain and Acting Provost-Marshal-General.

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY GOVERNOR,
Alexandria, Va., October 16, 1864-10.25 a.m.

Major General C. C. AUGUR, Rectortown, Va.:

GENERAL: A small party of guerrillas have been operating in the vicinity of Burke's. They have killed two of my men, wounded