Abstract from report of Light Artillery, &c.-Continued.

Battery. 3-inch 10- 3 3/10 6-pounder

rifles. pounder brass smooth-

Parrotts. rifles. bore.

Barry's. ... ... ... ...

Barlow's. ... ... ... ...

Clanton's. ... ... ... 3

Now in service. 11 3 a1 a16

Required for new 12 10 ... ...

arrangements.

To be supplied. 1 7 ... ...

To come- ... ... ... ...

From Macon, Ga. ... 4 ... ...

From Columbus, ... ... ... ...

Ga.

From Montgomery, ... ... ... ...

Ala.

From Demopolis, ... ... ... ...

Ala.

From Colonel 1 5 ... ...

Gorgas.

Total. 1 9 ... ...

Battery. 12- 12- Total Loring's

pounder pounder guns. division.

howitzers Napoleons

. .

Barry's. ... 4 4 4

Barlow's. ... ... ... ...

Clanton's. 1 ... 4 4

Now in service. 8 20 59 20

Required for new 16 22 60 ...

arrangements.

To be supplied. 8 2 ... ...

To come- ... ... ... ...

From Macon, Ga. ... ... ... ...

From Columbus, ... 2 ... ...

Ga.

From Montgomery, 2 ... ... ...

Ala.

From Demopolis, ... ... ... ...

Ala.

From Colonel ... ... ... ...

Gorgas.

Total. ... 2 ... ...

Battery. French's Lee's cavalry. Forrest's

division. cavalry.

Barry's. ... ... ...

Barlow's. ... ... ...

Clanton's. ... ... ...

Now in service. 8 15 16

Required for new ... ... ...

arrangements.

To be supplied. ... ... ...

To come- ... ... ...

From Macon, Ga. ... ... ...

From Columbus, ... ... ...

Ga.

From Montgomery, ... ... ...

Ala.

From Demopolis, ... ... ...

Ala.

From Colonel ... ... ...

Gorgas.

Total. ... ... ...

a To be withdrawn from service.

DALTON, May 2, 1864.

(Received 3d.)

General GRAGG:

Two scouts just returned, who went by Ooltewah and Cleveland, report enemy sending all Southern people and heavy baggage to the rear, stopping rations to inhabitants, collecting large supply trains at Graysville, and bringing their cavalry from Middle Tennessee. An officer just from Columbia reports that 13,000 had been collected there. All scouts report Hooker's troops in position there.

J. E. JOHNSTON.

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
May 2, 1864-10 a. m.

General JOHNSTON:

Enemy are falling back.

J. WHEELER,

Major-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF ALA., MISS., AND EAST LA.,
Demopolis, Ala., May 2, 1864.

Major J. D. BRADFORD,

Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General:

MAJOR: You will proceed to Tuscaloosa without delay for the purpose of accompanying the expedition composed of the Missouri Brigade of infantry, of General French's division, and such cavalry force as Major-General Lee may have assigned to accompany it, for the purpose of

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