mind a sufficient justification for your request. The attempt to which you refer, to have you removed, was not officially known to me, and, as rumored, involved many others, some of whom were not removed and none, so far as I was concerned, for that specific reason. The withdrawal of Lieutenant-General Hill from the command of a corps without ability to assign him to another corps prevented his nomination to the Senate for that grade, and consequently left him in the grade to which he had been confirmed. The law permitted no other result.

JEFF'N DAVIS.

[30.]

MARIETTA, June 12, 1864.

His Excellency the PRESIDENT:

Fearing that a previous telegram on the subject may not have reached you, I respectfully again recommend the promotion of Brigadier-General Walthall to command the division of Lieutenant-General Polk's troops now under Brigadier-General Cantey. General Polk regards this promotion as important as I do.

J. E. JOHNSTON.

[38.]

RICHMOND, June 13, 1864.

General JOHNSTON,

Marietta:

General S. D. Lee was directed about two weeks since to operate as you suggest, and was on the move when he was recalled by a heavy movement of the enemy in his department from Memphis. As soon as he shall have disposed of that, your suggestion will have attention. All is quiet in our front and rear, but in the Valley we are sustaining some serious devastations.*

BRAXTON BRAGG,

General.

[38.]

SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 139. Richmond, June 15, 1864.

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XIX. The five companies of Napier's battalin and the five companies of Cox's battalion Tennessee cavalry will constitute the Tenth Regiment Tennessee Cavalry.

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By command of the Secretary of War:

John WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

[39.]

HEADQUARTERS ARMSTRONG'S BRIGADE,
June 16, 1864.

Captain E. T. SYKES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: According to your orders I have moved out and dismounted, as you directed, with three regiments, on the left of General Ross. The fog is so heavy I cannot see any position or the ground, and as I know nothing of the ocuntry and have no one to guide me I

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* This in reply to Johnston, VOL. XXXVIII, Part IV, p. 772.

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