HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 23, 1864.

Major-General SHERIDAN:

I have the honor to report that on the 21st instant I left camp with the Second and Third Division on a reconnaissance up the Shenandoah Valley. I went as far as Rude's Hill, about forty miles up. At that point I drove the enemy's cavalry rapidly before me, when I caused the enemy to develop about 10,000 infantry and one division of cavalry. I fought them some on Meem's Bottom, whereupon the infantry advanced in force, and I fell back, followed by infantry and cavalry, five miles north of Mount Jackson, and by a small force of cavalry to Edenburg. I had about 30 wounded; captured 15 or 20 prisoners. I ascertain that Kershaw's division if infantry had left Early's army, and that they commenced taking the cars at Waynesborough at 2 o'clock Friday morning, 18th instant. The Second Division had the advance and behaved most gallantly. The Third Division covered the retreat and behaved in the most handsome manner.

A. T. A. TORMENT,

Brevet Major-General of Volunteers, Chief of Cavalry.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 413. Washington, November 23, 1864.

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49. Brevet Major General George, W. Getty, U. S. Volunteers, is by direction of the President, assigned to duty according to his brevet rank.

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By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ARJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 414. Washington, November 23, 1864.

1. Major General D. M. Couch, U. S. Volunteers, is relieved from command of the Department of the Susquehanna, and will report for duty to Major General G. H. Thomas, commanding Department of the Cumberland.

2. Major General A. McD. McCook, U. S. Volunteers, will report for duty to Major-General Sheridan, commanding Middle Military Division.

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By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 23, 1864.

Brigadier-General DUVAL,

Commanding Army of West Virginia:

GENERAL: The Major-general commanding directs that you send one brigade from your command at daylight to-morrow morning to take