RESACA, June 25, 1864.

General STEEDMAN:

The report from Dalton of 600 rebel cavalry being at Yager's Mills, seven miles west of Tilton, is not true. My scouts reached the mills, saw three, and could hear of only thirty of forty having been in that locality.

J. H. MOORE,

Colonel, Commanding Post.

CAMP, KENESAW, GA., June 25, 1864-9 p. m.

(Received 10.40 p. m.)

Major THOMAS T. ECKERT,

Asst. Man. U. S. Military Telegraph, Washington, D. C.:

Skirmishing sharply along whole line, with heavy cannonade from rebel battery on mountain. As usual, we hold some more ground than at morning. Prisoners and deserters say Johnston will attack us to-morrow, but that can hardly be true, and Sherman won't wait for him, but move on Monday to battle.

J. C. VAN DUZER,

Captain, &c.

Report of the effective force of the Fifteenth Army Corps, Department and Army of the Tennessee, June 25, 1864.

Station Command Officers Men Aggregate

Near First Division, 235 3,440 3,685

Kenesaw Brigadier General

Mountain, P. J. Osterhaus

Ga.

Second Division, 228 3,989 4,217

Brigadier General

M. L. Smith

Fourth Division, 258 5,125 5,383

Brigadier General

William Harrow

Total .......... 721 12,564 13,285

present for

duty in the

field

Huntsville, Third Division, 278 4,801 5,079

Ala a Brigadier General

John E. Smith

Grand total .......... 999 17,365 18,364

a June 10.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS, 1864.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 25, 1864.

As deserters are now arriving in considerable numbers, the major-general commanding directs that, until disposed of by courts-martial, they be kept always in the advance, at work upon intrenchments under a guard of tried and faithful soldiers, to prevent them from again deserting, either to the enemy or the rear. Each deserters will be provided with an intrenching tool, which he will be required to take care of. They will be habitually kept well up to the front, and when skirmish rifle-pits are needed they will be required to construct them. Care should, however, be taken that they do not go over to the enemy, and should they attempt that they should be shot at once.

By command of Major-General Thomas:

WM. D. WHIPPLE,

Chief of Staff.