appearances. The term of service of the Forty-second Massachusetts expires on Saturday next. I will be able to replace it by that time by the Second District of Columbia.

C. C. AUGUR,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS HARDIN'S DIVISION, TWENTY-SECOND ARMY CORPS, DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, Washington, D. C., October 27, 1864.

Major GEORGE S. WORCESTER,
First Brigade:

The general commanding directs that you will, without delay, order Battery G, Third U. S. Artillery, to Forst De Russy, Kearny, and Battery Smead, to relieve the Eleventh Company Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, and that the Eleventh Company Massachusetts Heavy Artillery will be ordered to relieve Battery G, third U. S. Artillery, at Fort Sumner and Battery Vermont.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant General.

Lieutenant Medary will receipt for the ordnance and ordnance stores at the post to which his company is assigned as above, ada Captain Herbert will receipt for same at Summer and Vermont.

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS, Washington, D. C., October 27, 1864.

Major LUDLAM,
Commanding at Muddy Branch:

Have you heard anything of Mosby? Is there any report of his having appeared in the vicinity of Great Falls? Answer.

Respectfully,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

MUDDY BRANCH, October 27, 1864,

(Received 7.35 a. m. 28th.)

Lieutenant Colonel J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff, Twenty-second Army Corps:

COLONEL: Have heard nothing of Mosby for some days. Were he at Great Falls I should know it.

Respectfully,

J. D. LUDLAM.