to respectfully ask you for Lieutenant Yocum and four men from your escort. By complying with my request you will much oblige the general commanding, and confer a great favor on.

Your obedient servant,

B. J. HILL,

Colonel and Provost-Marshal General.

HEADQUARTERS,
Dalton, May 9, 1864.

General CLEBURNE:

Vaughan has reached Resaca and his regiment from Atlanta.* Wheeler whipped two cavalry brigades twice his size. Captured 100 prisoners; 1 brigadier killed; got many arms; drove them back two miles. General Lee beat Grant again on Saturday. In our front no news.

MACKALL,

General and Chief of Staff.

DALTON, May 9, 1864.

General CLEBURNE,

Dup Gap:

GENERAL: Grigsby reports that he is falling back toward Dalton from direction of Resaca to protect Tilton; that the enemy are reported advancing upon it. General Johnston is at the point. I think it proper to inform you of this, that if he, the enemy, advances on Dalton before to prevent them from entering Dalton.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. W. MACKALL,

Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS CLEBURNE'S DIVISION,
Dug Gap, Ga., May 9, 1864.

Brigadier General H. B. GRANBURY:

General Cleburne directs that you fall in your brigade immediately and move in the direction of the Dalton and Resaca road; draw in your pickets as quietly and promptly as possible, and let them follow the brigade. The two Arkansas regiments under Colonel Williamson will remain and hold the gap. Your will follow in rear of General Lowrey.

By command of Major-General Cleburne:

I. A. BUCK,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Please send accompanying note to Colonel Williamson.+

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* So in copy on file; the original not found.

+ Not found.

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