HEADQUARTERS CLEBURNE'S DIVISION,
May 25, 1864-11 p. m.

General HARDEE:

GENERAL: Lieutenant-General Polk's troops are resting (some of them) in about the position I understood you to desire me to occupy. My staff officer tells me it is intended to move them soon. I shall, with your consent, remain where I am until they are moved. I am about half a mile now behind the position indicated, with a practicable road leading to it, and on into the Dallas road near Robinson's.

Respectfully,

P. R. CLEBURNE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS HARDEE'S CORPS,
May 25, 1864-11 p. m.

Major-General CLEBURNE:

GENERAL: Lieutenant-General Hardee has received your note, and instructs me to say that your division may remain to-night as at present bivouacked. He has already written you to move at 4 o'clock to-morrow morning on the road leading to New Hope Church and to halt the head of your column at Mr. Maldin's until further instructed.

Respectfully,

T. B. ROY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. FRENCH'S DIVISION, May 25, 1864.

The troops of this division will be in line and ready to move at daylight. The artillery and ordnance train will follow in rear of the division. The order of march will be hereafter designated.

By command of Major-General French:

J. A. SHINGLEUR,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 122.
Richmond, May 26, 1864.

I. Captain John S. Smith, Provisional Army, C. S., is relieved from present duty, and will report without delay to General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding, for assignment with Lieutenant General J. B. Hood, Provisional Army, C. S.

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By command of the Secretary of War:

JNO. WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

RICHMOND, VA., May 27, 1864.

General J. E. JOHNSTON, Allatoona, Ga.:

The following dispatch just received from General S. D. Lee, at Meridian:

Nineteenth transports loaded with troops passed Grand Gulf going up on afternoon 23rd instant, and are now at Vicksburg. Supposed to be Smith's troops from Red River, 10,000 strong.

S. COOPER,

Adjutant and Inspector-General.