ATHENS, ALA., May 14, 1864.

Brigadier General M. M. CROCKER,

Huntsville:

Have got plenty of rations. Colonel Johnson, in command of some 400 or 500 rebel cavalry, is in the neighborhood of Florence collecting forage and sending it across the river. Colonel Rowett is on his way to Florence with his own regiment and the Ninth Ohio Cavalry.

W. Q. GRESHMAM,

Brigadier-General.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF THE MISS.,

Numbers 4.
In the Field, near Resaca, May 14, 1864.

The following telegram is just receive, and the general-in-chief announce the victory:

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13, 1864.

Major-General SHERMAN:

After four days' hard fighting at Spotsylvania Court-House and terrible battle yesterday, in which one whole division of the enemy (Edward Johnson's) were killed or captured, with 30 pieces of cannon, Lee abandoned his works and retreated.

Grant is pursuing.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

By order of Major General W. T. Sherman:

L. M. DAYTON,

Aide-de-Camp.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF THE MISS., Numbers 5.
In the Field, near Resaca, May 14, 1864.

I. Major-General Schofield is charged with guarding Knoxville and the railroad from Tyner's to Knoxville and from Cleveland to Dalton, relieving as soon as possible General Thomas' troops on that line.

II. Major-General Thomas will guard the railroad from Chattanooga to Dalton, and forward as the army advances.

By order of Major General W. T. Sherman:

L. M. DAYTON,

Aide-de-Camp.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, TWENTIETH CORPS,

Camp Creek, May 14, 1864.

General Palmer's (Fourteenth) corps is about to move to turn the right of the enemy's position. This division will move to correspond with the Fourteenth Corps movement, General Ward's brigade keeping his left connected with Fourteenth Corps, and moving it forward as the Fourth Corps advances. Colonel Cobrun will move in rear and support of General Ward. Skirmish firing without seeing the enemy and being able to do some execution is but a waste of ammunition and brigade commanders must stop it. Pending the movement above, Colonel Wood will hold his command ready to move forward and take advantage of any results of the advance on the left.

By order Major-General Butterfield:

JOHN SPEED,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.