HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Sugar Valley, May 12, 1864.

Major-General HOOKER,

Commanding Twentieth Army Corps:

GENERAL: Have three days; issued to your men to-night and sixty rounds of cartridges to each man for the infantry, artillery fully supplied, for a battle and have your corps masse by divisions on the right of the Resaca road at the debouch from General McPherson's intrenchments by 7 o'clock to-morrow morning. Further instructions will be sent you as soon as they can be received from the major-general commanding the Military Division of the Mississippi.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers.

(Same to Palmer.)

NASHVILLE, May 12, 1864.

Colonel ELI LONG:

Major-General Sherman directs that your command move forward as soon as possible. Acknowledge receipt by telegraph.

L. H. ROUSSEAU,

Major-General.

MAY 12, 1864-12 p. m. [noon.]

Major-General SHERMAN and THOMAS:

Finding the road taken by the Fourteenth Corps blocked by that corps, which seems to find difficulty in getting along, I am taking the Trickum and Villanow road. Expect to reach the latter place about 5 o'clock this evening.

Respectfully,

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO,
May 12, 1864-6.45 p. m.

Major-General SHERMAN, Snake Creek Gap:

I am putting my troops in camp on Dry Creek and East Chickamauga, from four to five miles north of Villanow. Will march for the gap early in the morning, unless otherwise ordered. I have nothing in front the indicate that greater haste is desirable. A staff officer from General Howard has just informed me that he (General Howard) now regards the rebel movement toward his left as only a demonstration.

Respectfully,

J. M. SCHOFIELD.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Snake Creek Gap, May 12, 1864-11 p. m.

General SCHOFIELD, Commanding, &c.:

Your dispatch is received and I have read it to the general commanding, who directs me to reply that you should have your troops march-