NARROWS, VA., December 14, 1864.

Major-General BRECKINRIDGE:

My command has just arrived at this place; will march all night.

V. A. WITCHER,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.

Strength of Lomax's cavalry division, Major General Lunsford L. Lomax, C. S. Army, commanding, December 14, 1864.*

Command Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Present Absent

present present. present effective as

for duty. and for the prisoner

absent. field. s of

war.

Imboden' 649 743 2,891 648 470

s

brigade

McCausla 802 931 3,037 802 713

nd's

brigade

Davidson 798 917 3,179 789 691

's

brigade

Organization of Lomax's cavalry division, December 14, 1864, Major General Lunsford L. Lomax, C. S. Army, commanding.

Imboden's Brigade.

Brigadier General JOHN D. IMBODEN.

18th Virginia.

23rd Virginia.

25th Virginia.

62nd Virginia.

McCausland's Brigade.

Brigadier General JOHN McCAUSLAND.

14th Virginia.

16th Virginia.

17th Virginia.

21st Virginia.

22nd Virginia.

Davidson's Brigade.

Brigadier General HENRY B. DAVIDSON.

2nd Maryland Battalion.

19th Virginia.

20th Virginia.

26th Virginia.

37th Virginia Battalion.

WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,

Richmond, Va., December 16, 1864.

General R. E. LEE,

Petersburg, Va.:

Following received from Major J. Stoddard Johnston, assistant adjutant-general, dated Wytheville, December 15, 6.30 p. m.:

The enemy have advanced to a point save miles, beyond marion, Smyth County, and are reported coming in this direction. General Breckinridge, with main force, is at Saltville, against which place a column is reported to have moved. Telegraphic communication with him is cut off. A few hundred reserves only are here to oppose the enemy.

J. A. SEDDON,

Secretary of War.

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*As shown by inspection report.

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