V. Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, commanding Army of the Tennessee, will move the Seventeenth Corps to Port Royal Island. All details and detachments from this corps will join their command at once. By order of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman: L. M. DAYTON, SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 2. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT AND X. Captain Reese, chief engineer, will immediately relieve the pioneers and details of the Seventeenth Army Corps from duty on the fortifications and instruct them to report to their commands. The Fifteenth Army Corps will furnish all details required in their place. * By order of Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard: SAML. L. TAGGART, HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Brigadier-General HAZEN, Commanding Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps: GENERAL: By direction of the general commanding I have the honor to inform you that Major-General Foster, with the co-operation of the Navy, has been instructed to dismantle the forts on the coast below this city now held by garrisons from this command, and to request that you will reduce your force so occupied to the smallest number that can safely be left in charge of the ammunition and material now in the works. The residue of the garrisons will be withdrawn as soon as the ammunition has been removed. I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, MAX. WOODHULL, Assistant Adjutant-General. (Same to General Corse.) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Maj. Gen. FRANK P. BLAIR, Jr., Savannah, Ga., January 2, 1865. Commanding Seventeenth Army Corps: GENERAL: I am instructed by the major-general commanding to direct you to prepare your command and have it in readiness to move by water from Fort Thunderbolt, the movement to commence to-mor row. The infantry will be moved first by boats furnished by the Navy, with such horses as belong to the field and staff. The mounted infantry, artillery, and transportation will follow by vessels furnished by the quartermaster's department, or remain to go by land. Three days' rations in haversacks will be taken, if so much can be obtained. The pioneer corps and details from your command at work on the fortifications will be relieved. The major-general commanding desires that you send one of your pioneer corps or a suitable detail to Thunderbolt to at once prepare a wharf or place of embarkation. About 4,000 men can be transported a day. You can commence with the division nearest to Thunderbolt and continue on until the whole of your infantry is taken. Respectfully, SAML. L. TAGGART, HEADQUARTERS SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Brig. Gen. M. D. LEGGETT, ** Commanding Third Division: Savannah, Ga., January 2, 1865. GENERAL: 1 am directed by the major-general commanding to say to you in forwarding the inclosed letter from department headquar *ters, that your command will embark next after the First Division, and that you will embark from Thunderbolt. You will move on the 4th instant, and in making your preparations will give as little publicity to it as possible. Very respectfully, C. CADLE, JR., Assistant Adjutant-General. HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, General J. W. GEARY, Commanding, &c.: GENERAL: The general-in-chief directs that hereafter no passes for going outside our lines be given. If any persons desire to go out, and you should deem it proper to let them, pass them to the pickets by a guard. None can go out and return. If any go they must remain out. I am, general, with respect, Captain DAYTON, L. M. DAYTON, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, Aide-de Camp to the General-in-Chief: CAPTAIN: I have found corn just the other side of Taylor's Creek in great abundance. Had a slight skirmish with some of Wheeler's cavalry this morning. A large number of my wagons have just returned loaded down with forage and sweet potatoes. Shall send out heavy train in the morning. Can make the trip in two days. First * See Taggart to Blair, next, ante. Alabama Cavalry and Ninth Illinois Mounted Infantry can be fully supplied if they report to me to-morrow with their wagon trains. They can accompany my people. They should bring ammunition, as we expect to have a little fight. If you will send a few of your headquarters wagons I will have them loaded with forage, honey, sweet potatoes, &c. My picket-line alone will be left between the Ogeechee and the Savannah. It will answer every purpose, however. I can now bring up my convalescent stock of horses and mules in less than two weeks. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. KILPATRICK, Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. COAST DIV., DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, Deveaux's Neck, S. C., January 2, 1865. I. The Twenty-sixth U. S. Colored Troops will be relieved from duty with this division and proceed to Beaufort, S. C., as soon as transportation can be procured. * * By order of Brig. Gen. J. P. Hatch: LEONARD B. PERRY, First Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. MIL. DIV. OF THE GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. MI Drille, Tenn., MISSISSIPPI I. Capt. William R. Tuttle, One hundred and fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is announced as assistant provost-marshal-general, Military Division of the Mississippi, vice Stockdale, relieved, and will be respected accordingly. II. Capt. E. L. Anderson, Fifty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is hereby assigned to duty as acting assistant adjutantgeneral at these headquarters. He will be respected accordingly. By order of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman: SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, * R. M. SAWYER, Assistant Adjutant-General. III. In accordance with paragraph 5, Special Field Orders, No. 1, headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, January 2, 1865, Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, commanding Seventeenth Army Corps, will move his command by such vessels as may be provided for that purpose to the point already indicated to him. All details and detachments from his corps will join their commands at once. The Fifteenth Corps, Major General Osterhaus commanding, will furnish all details for guard, fatigue, &c., required from this army while in the city. By order of Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard: * SAML. L. TAGGART, III. Capt. Charles D. Miller, Seventy-sixth Ohio Veteran Infantry, is hereby relieved from duty as acting assistant inspector-general, to date from December 27, 1864. HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Major-General BLAIR, Commanding Seventeenth Army Corps: GENERAL: The major-general commanding desires me to say that by his order to move by organizations he does not wish to be understood as desiring you to be particular about brigades and divisions, but simply regiments, which will be pushed forward as rapidly as transportation can be furnished. Respectfully, your obedient servant, SAML. L. TAGGART, SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. LEFT WING, ARMY OF GEORGIA, No. 13. Savannah, Ga., January 3, 1865. I. Capt. John Rziha, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, is, at his own request, relieved from duty with the Fourteenth Army Corps as acting topographical engineer, and will join his regiment without delay. By command of Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum: H. C. RODGERS, Assistant Adjutant-General. HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, TWENTIETH CORPS, Cheves' House, Four Miles from Savannah, January 3, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonel PERKINS, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have in person this morning reconnoitered several miles up the road toward Hardeeville. Trees have been felled in the road from the rice-fields to this place and for many miles beyond. I have removed them to this place and for one mile and a half beyond; the others I will not cut out until I have a more minute and extensive examination made farther up the road. The rebels have driven off everything that they could and killed and left dead on the road everything they could not drive away. Few rebels seen. Their camp-fires plainly seen (from a large post) last night, but are not to be seen this morning. The fort is built on the Hardee farm, about one mile from here. It covers about three acres, large enough to encamp 2,000 men; has embrasures for about fifteen or twenty guns. It is on the highest ground near the road. I think it the best place to encamp my divis ion. I have now three parties out, examining the country, hunting rebels, &c. I think none will be found. Respectfully, &c., W. T. WARD, [First indorsement.] HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS, Respectfully forwarded for the information of the major-general commanding Left Wing: General Ward has been ordered to encamp his division on the high ground spoken of, and to send reconnoitering parties toward Hardeeville, which is understood to be occupied by but a small force of cavalry. A. S. WILLIAMS, Brigadier-General, Commanding. [Second indorsement.] HEADQUARTERS LEFT WING, Savannah, Ga., January 4, 1865. Respectfully forwarded for information of the general-in-chief. H. W. SLOCUM, Major-General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS, Brig. Gen. W. T. WARD, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. W. PERKINS, Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General. Major-General SHERMAN: KILPATRICK'S HEADQUARTERS, My people are getting plenty of forage on the other side of Taylor's Creek, but are fighting for it. Colonel Atkins, with 1,500 men and two pieces of artillery, crossed this morning and will clean the rebels out. When may I expect to get some horses from the infantry? I can feed them now and am very anxious to get ready for the field. J. KILPATRICK, |