ROME, May 15, 1864-7.30 p. m.

Lieutenant-General POLK:

Will move out early in the morning, but cannot remain absent longer than a day, not having a grain of corn here to-night or the morning to take for the command. Can any be sent by 6 a. m. to-morrow?

W. H. JACKSON,

Brigadier-General.

ROME, May 15, 1864.

Lieutenant-General POLK:

Your dispatch of 3 o'clock received at 5 p. m. Two of my brigades ten miles on Calhoun road. Will recall them and move early in morning. Will crowd them.

W. H. JACKSON,

Brigadier-General.

PONTOON BRIDGE, May 15, 1864-6 p. m.

General MACKALL,

Chief of Staff, Army of Tennessee:

GENERAL: There is a very good crossing at this place now for every arm of the service. The engineer officer in charge is still improving it. I had an order this evening from the general commanding, through Colonel Hays, to allow no wagons to pass at this point until after night-fall, but to place them under cover and out of view of the enemy. This I did, except so far as the ambulances bearing the sick and wounded are concerned. I have permitted them to pass back and forth.

Very respectfully,

POLLOK B. LEE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of Tennessee.

ROME, May 15, 1864.

Major DOUGLAS WEST,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

General French writes that the first brigade of his division will be here on tuesday morning, the second brigade tuesday noon, and the third brigade on Wednesday. The artillery will be here tuesday morning. I have telegraphed accordingly to J. R. Anderson.

WEST STEEVER,

Acting Assistant Inspector-General.

CALHOUN, May 15, 1864-9.30 p. m.

Lieutenant-General POLK:

General Ferguson with his brigade is in camp six miles below Calhoun, on the Rome road. He has reported to me enemy repulsed at Rome to-day retired. The force was 2,300.

WILL. T. MARTIN,

Major-General.