HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Tunnel Station, May 12, 1864-7 p. m.

Major-General STONEMAN:

Colonel Butler, who was sent with his command to Ringgold this evening, will return to you to-morrow. My headquarters are at the house just vacated by General Sherman, near the railroad tunnel.

Very respectfully,

O. O. HOWARD,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Tunnel Hill, May 12, 1864-12.45 p. m.

Brigadier-General GEARY:

Large masses of the enemy's infantry are marching toward my left; already skirmishing with cavalry pickets. Do not being your march southward until this matter is developed.

Very respectfully,

O. O. HOWARD,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Sugar Valley, May 12, 1864-8.30 p. m.

Major General G. H. THOMAS:

One of my aides has just returned from the rear and reports the gap so blockade up with wagons that it is probable General Davis' division will not reach here until morning. I have sent for my supply trains, and they will be here to-morrow during the forenoon.

J. M. PALMER,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
May 12, 1864-10 a. m.

[General HOOKER:]

General Kilpatrick is out on the Resaca road about four miles, very near the junction with the Lay's Ferry and Dalton road; quite a sharp skirmishing. The general sent a brigade of cavalry out on the road from Sugar Valley to Dalton; just received news from it; the enemy's pickets were driven in for four miles, when the rebels showed quite a strong force.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHAS. W. ASMUSSEN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS, May 12, 1864-1 p. m.

[General HOOKER:]

GENERAL: Kilpatrick is falling back; says he is constantly being flanked. He has been, he says, within two miles of Resaca, but sees no movement of the enemy toward south.

J. D. FESSENDEN,
Colonel and Aide-de-Camp.