quartermaster, colonel commanding; Mr. Z. P. Clarke, lieutenant-colonel; Mr. M. W. Tague, major; Mr. A. H. Chaney, adjutant; Mr. J. H. McKenzie, regimental quartermaster; commissioned officers, 18; non-commissioned officers, 107; privates, 546; aggregate, 676.

Total effective strength.

Field Commis Non-com

and sioned mission Privates Aggre-

staff offi- ed offi gate.

cers. cers.

First Brigade. 15 90 399 2,526 3,030

Second Brigade. 10 60 266 1,684 2,020

Third Brigade. 16 65 247 1,632 1,960

Total. 41 215 912 5,842 7,010

Also attached to First Brigade, two squadrons of cavalry and a section of artillery.

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SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND, Numbers 264.
Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 1864.

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IV. The Second Minnesota Battery, Captain William A. Hotchkiss commanding, is hereby relieved from duty in the quartermaster's department, and will report to Colonel T. R. Stanley, commanding post of Chattanooga, for duty.

V. Company M, First Illinois Artillery, Captain G. W. Spencer commanding, is hereby relieved from duty with Fourth Army Corps, and will report to Colonel T. R. Stanley, commanding post of Chattanooga, for duty.

VI. The Eleventh Indiana Battery, with its armament and equipment, will proceed to Chattanooga, Tenn., and report to Colonel T. R. Stanley, commanding post, for duty.

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By command of Major-General Thomas:

S. HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

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HEADQUARTERS FIRST ALABAMA CAVALRY,
September 24, 1864.

Captain A. W. EDWARDS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: I sent a scout out on the Alabama road to-day, one mile beyond Coosaville. They returned by way of river road. They saw nothing, neither could they hear of any force in that direction. I will picket the roads out three miles to night and in the morning send a scout up the Summerville road to look after the 300 men that White reports in that vicinity.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. L. GODFREY,

Lieutenant-Colonel First Alabama Cavalry.

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