commanding, will move to the left and take position on the left and slightly in the rear of General Davis' division, the general direction of the line being parallel to the Dallas and Allatoona road.

By command of Major-General Thomas:

WM. D. WHIPPLE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
HDQRS. ARMY OF THE OHIO, No. 14. In front of Dallas, Ga., May 29, 1864.

I. Brigadier General A. P. Hovey will move to this point, with one of his brigades, without delay, leaving the other temporarily to hold the bridge across Pumpkin Vine Creek and the cross-roads and Burnt Hickory. As soon as General Hovey arrives upon the field he will relieve General McLean's brigade, of the Second Division, which will march without delay to Burnt Hickory and relieve the other brigade of General Hovey's division, which latter will then join the corps at or near this position.

II. General McLean will hold the Burnt Hickory cross-roads and the crossing of the Pumpkin Vine Creek east of that point. He will also furnish a regiment to guard the supply train of the corps. The regiment now guarding the train will join the corps as soon as it shall be relieved by the regiment of General McLean's brigade.

III. All troops of this army arriving at Kingston will move forward without delay to Burnt Hickory, and from that point report by courier for further orders, meanwhile acting under the orders of General McLean.

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By command of Major-General Schofield:

J. A. CAMPBELL,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS,
DALLAS, GA., No. 23. May 29, 1864.

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II. In order to connect the armies of the Cumberland and Tennessee, the commands of Major General John A. Logan, Brigadier General G. M. Dodge, and Brigadier-General Davis, will be withdrawn from their present positions in front of the enemy's line, in the following order, the movement to commence at dusk:

First. All the reserve artillery ammunition wagons and trains of every description will be moved back to the rear, those of Major-General Logan's command and Brigadier-General Dodge's passing through the town of Dallas and taking the Burnt Hickory road, and those of Brigadier-General Davis taking a road which has [been] opened near his lines, and leading to Major-General Hooker's right.

Second. Major-General Logan will put on brigade of his command and one battery in position on the hills southeast of town, commanding the open fields along the Villa Rica and Marietta roads toward the cotton-gin. Brigadier-General Dodge will put one brigade in position on the left of Major-General Logan's, connecting with it, commanding the open fields in his front. Brigadier General J. C. Davis will swing the right of his right brigade to the rear so as to be in communication with General