HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BRIGADE,
Near Fort Buffalo, Va., October 21, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: I have the honor to report all quiet in this vicinity since last evening's report. The orderly that brought the dispatched from headquarters department this morning reported here intoxicated, and delivered the countersign for October 22 torn open. He was formerly and orderly at the department headquarters, and has been to this time considered trustworthy. Hereafter the dispatches will be sent for daily, as far as practicable, by the same orderly.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. S. GANSEVOORT,

Lieutenant Colonel Thirteenth New York Vol. Cav., Comdg. Cav. Camp.

NEW YORK, October 21, 1864-10.25 a. m.

General TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Shall I join the Sixth Corps, to which I belonged when captured? I request a reply by telegram.

T. SEYMOUR,

Brigadier-General, at Van Nostrand's, Broadway.

[First indorsement.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

October 21, 1864.

Respectfully submitted to Major-General Halleck, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army.

Colonel Hardie informs me that the Secretary of War has disapproved the detail of General Saymour as a member of the Retiring Board.

R. WILLIAMS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Second indorsement.]

OCTOBER 22, 1864.

Order him to report to General Sheridan for assignment.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
Cedar Creek, Va., October 21, 1864.

Brevet Major-General EMORY,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you leave one brigade of your corps to hold Strasburg and the heights just this side of Strasburg until it is relieved by other troops. Our cavalry camped last night at Tom's Brook; it will come in to-day.

Very respectfully,

JAS. W. FORSYTH,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff.