at Carter's quarters, a distance of sixty miles from this post and southeast of Dalton, marching toward Cleveland, Dalton, and Knoxville; also between Cleveland and Chattanooga. Late yesterday morning they were reported to be twenty-two miles from here, on the Westfield turnpike. This scout also reports Ewell in command, or with Johnston's army.

H. G. GIBSON,

Colonel Second Ohio Heavy Artillery.

RINGGOLD, June 23, 1864.

Captain MOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

A messenger just in reports a bridge burned other side of Tunnel Hill, and rebel cavalry, supposed 300 strong, advancing on the tunnel. A train with 300 men aboard is now near the tunnel. A train just arrived here has 200. I have sent out half of the Eighteenth Kentucky.

H. K. MILWARD,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Post.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE ETOWAH,
Chattanooga, June 23, 1864.

Colonel CROXTON,

Fourth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Gordon's Mills:

COLONEL: Upon information just received that the rebel cavalry are at Tunnel Hill, the general commanding directs that you proceed at once to Ringgold, Ga., where you will obtain information from the colonel commanding post of the direction or whereabouts of the enemy; that you follow them as rapidly as possible, and as far as you may consider important to do so. They are now skirmishing with our guards, and reported to be some 300 strong.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. B. MOE,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

RINGGOLD, June 23, 1864.

Captain S. B. MOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Major Robbins met and skirmished with the enemy, three miles south on the railroad. Two trains are stopped here. There are about 250 men on the two. I think the rebs are between us and Tunnel Hill.

H. K. MILWARD,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Post.

RINGGOLD, June 23, 1864.

Captain S. B. MOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Major Robbins reports the rebels disappeared. The hospital train was not captured. He reports the enemy's force as not more than sev-