HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Huntsville, Ala., May 18, 1864.

Colonel CLARK R. WEVER, Commanding Seventeenth Iowa Infantry:

COLONEL: You will embark your troops on cars, and as soon as practicable return to Larkinsville, Ala., reporting to Colonel Green B. Raum, commanding Second Brigade.

By order of Brigadier General John E. Smith:

C. L. WHITE

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

MADISON, May 18, 1864.

Brigadier-General SMITH:

I have just arrived here with a detachment of my regiment, only twenty-five men, and regimental train. Have relieved the detachments of the Twenty-sixth Missouri Volunteers and Ninety-third Illinois Volunteers, doing duty at Beaver Dam and Limestone Creek, and established my regimental headquarters at this place, in accordance with orders from General C. L. Matthies.

J. BANBURY,

Colonel, Commanding Fifth Iowa Infantry.

LARKINSVILLE, May 18, 1864

Lieutenant C. L. WHITE,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

No train went to-night. I have written you requesting that ten pierces of artillery be procured from Nashville to defend the bridges and this point. No horses needed. There are 100 extra guns at Nashville.

GREEN B. RAUM

Colonel, Commanding.

MADISON, May 18, 1864.

Brigadier-General SMITH:

I arrived at Fletcher's Ferry at 11 o'clock last night, and found the enemy all across the river; have just returned here; will send artillery by dirt road, escorted by cavalry, and bring the infantry on train. Shall I stop next train and return with the infantry, or will your order one down. Men marched all night.

J. I. ALEXANDER,

Colonel, Commanding.

MAY 18, 1864.

Brigadier-General FORCE, Pulaski:

General Crocker directs that on your arrival at Pulaski you send at least one brigade to relieve me.

W. Q. GRESHAM,

Brigadier-General.

ATHENS, ALA., May 18, 1864.

Brigadier-General CROCKER:

Have received your order to move to Huntsville, starting to-morrow morning.

W. Q. GRESHAM,

Brigadier-General.