HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Acworth, June 8, 1864.

Major-General McPHERSON, Commanding Army of the Tennessee:

GENERAL: We will not be ready to move our armies to-morrow. I wish you to send a strong reconnaissance forward on the main Marietta road as far as the Kenesaw Mountain, keeping to its north. It would be well to send along a section of artillery, and a good brigade should go in support, say as far as the Rocky Hill, or it may be Big Shanty. You may send back to Allatoona another battery if you think fit. I think Blair has still a disproportion.

I am, &c.,

W. T. SHERMAN,

Major-general, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES,
Pulaski, June 8, 1864.

Major POLK,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Nashville:

Different bands of enemy are endeavoring to strike the railroad between this and Nashville. Fired two of my block-house last night and bridge. Did no damage. I have started out strong detachments to follow or hedge them in.

JOHN C. STARKWEATHER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Huntsville, Ala., June 8, 1864.

Colonel EDWARD ANDERSON,

Commanding Twelfth Indiana Cavalry:

COLONEL: From representations of citizens residing along the line of railroad guarded by your command, and the approval of such statements of officers who from their stations ought to know as to the correctness of the same, it is ascertained that the impressment of negroes from citizens residing near the line of road is, at the present time, working so much injury to the agricultural interests of that section of the country, that for the time being it will be discontinued; consequently, instructions issued from these headquarters, of date June 1, 1864, relative to the impressment of negroes for chopping are hereby revoked. The negroes will be returned to those to whom they have hired, and you will direct your officers on the line to assist the railroad be done with the men in the command without injury to their other duties. For this work the men receive extra pay, the conditions of which will be made known by the contractor, Mr. Higgins.

By order of Brigadier General John E. Smith:

C. L. WHITE,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Huntsville, Ala., June 8, 1864.

Colonel GREEN B. RAUM, Commanding Second Brigade:

COLONEL: You will send one regiment of your command through to Brownsborough immediately, the commanding officer reporting to Colonel