4. The organization known as the Nineteenth Corps, in the Military Division of West Mississippi, is abolished, and the troops composing it will be organized as Major-General Canby may direct.

By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 387.
Washington, November 7, 1864.

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36. Colonel John Ely, Veteran Reserve Corps, is hereby relieved from duty as assistant to the provost-marshal-general, chief mustering and disbursing officer, and superintendent of volunteer recruiting service, in the State of West Virginia, also as military commander at Wheeling, W. Va., and is assigned to duty as assistant to the provost-marshal-general, chief mustering and disbursing officer, and superintendent of volunteer recruiting service, in the State of New Jersey, vice Colonel R. C. Buchanan, First U. S. Infantry, relieved.

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42. Colonel James Washburn, One hundred and sixteenth Ohio Volunteers, is hereby assigned to duty as military commander of Wheeling, W. Va., vice Colonel John Ely, Veteran Reserve Corps, relieved.

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By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,

November 7, 1864.

Lieutenant-Colonel FORSYTH,

Headquarters Middle Military Division:

Rosser's brigade of cavalry is not at Leesburg. White's battalion was in that vicinity on Friday conscripting, and moved afterward up the river. No field officers of the Eighth Illinois will be mustered out.

C. C. AUGUR,

Major-General, Commanding.

MUDDY BRANCH, November 7, 1864.

Colonel TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff:

COLONEL: The party has returned from Leesburg, Va., sent last night, and report no enemy there. White's battalion, 300 strong, were there on Friday, conscripting all between sixteen and fifty, but have left, going up the river.

Respectfully,

D. R. CLENDENIN,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.