river, and that you establish your headquarters at some convenient point between this place and Plymouth. Your brigade will be encamped near Plymouth.

Your obedient servant,

W. A. GOODMAN, Assistant Adjutant-General.

MERIDIAN, March 4, 1865.

Brig. Gen. D. W. ADAMS,

Selma or Montevallo, Ala.:

Send Brantly's and Sharp's brigades to Augusta to report to Colonel Brent, assistant adjutant-general, as soon as possible. Acknowledge by telegraph.

By order of Lieutenant-General Taylor:

W. F. BULLOCK, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MACON, GA., March 4, 1865.

Maj. Gen. M. L. SMITH,

Chief Engineer, Mobile, Ala.:

Colonel Brent telegraphs that the pontoon train to which you referred in your telegram to Captain Glenn is subject to your and General Taylor's orders. Department headquarters have been removed to Macon. Would have advised you before, but did not know your address. I left letters for you with Colonel Ivy at Montgomery. What shall I do with letters arriving here for you?

Col. GEORGE WILLIAM BRENT,

J. B. EUSTIS, Assistant Adjutant-General.

MACON, GA., March 4, 1865.

Assistant Adjutant-General, Augusta, Ga.:

Major McMahon, quartermaster at Montgomery, telegraphs that two boat loads of supplies are now ready to be delivered on the Yazoo River, and requests that he be furnished by telegraph with necessary permits and protection. As you indorsed instructions of QuartermasterGeneral, will you give the order, or shall it be referred to John S. Wallis or General Taylor?

Col. GEORGE WILLIAM BRENT,

J. B. EUSTIS, Assistant Adjutant-General.

MACON, GA., March 5, 1865.

Assistant Adjutant-General, Augusta, Ga.:

General D. W. Adams telegraphs his scouts report Fourth Army Corps and Federal cavalry moving toward Chattanooga, intending to come out through Will's Valley.

J. B. EUSTIS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Lieut. Gen. R. TAYLOR,

Meridian, Miss.:

MACON, GA., March 5, 1865.

General Beauregard, in dispatch of 27th from Charlotte, says enemy has crossed Catawba and is between Lancaster and Camden, and it is believed he may move toward Cheraw, Georgetown, or Wilmington. J. B. EUSTIS, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Lieut. Gen. R. TAYLOR,

Meridian:

COLUMBUS, MISS., March 5, 1865.

GENERAL: Some months since I tendered Capt. W. S. Yerger, the bearer of this, the command of a regiment of cavalry to be formed from the State troops. Captain Yerger has been long in service, and is well qualified as a cavalry officer for the command of a regiment, and is recommended specially by General Wirt Adams, to whose old regiment he belonged. I know personally, also, his merits and his just reputation gained in the field. It is my desire now to consolidate and reorganize the troops assembling at Macon, and place them in C. S. service, and to transfer regiment or battalion with full companies under Captain Yerger as colonel or lieutenant-colonel. The troops are now preparing their final rolls, and will be immediately mustered out and ready for transfer. Will you or General Forrest send an inspector to muster them for pay due them? General F. said it would be attended to. Unless these troops can be sent into service in a body, as they desire, I fear we will lose most of them.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHAS. CLARK, Governor of Mississippi.

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF FLORIDA,

Mr. FULTON,

Tallahassee, March 5, 1865.

Supt. Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad, Thomasville, Ga.: SIR: At sunset last evening fourteen transports were reported off Saint Mark's Light-House. Five or six hundred men had landed and were moving toward East River bridge. If the enemy makes a serious demonstration on this section of country, we shall need additional railroad transportation. I have, therefore, respectfully to urge that you place as much of your transportation as you can spare on the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad. I was informed that the road from Live Oak to Lawton would be completed yesterday. Of course every precaution will be taken to prevent any portion of your rolling-stock from falling into the hands of the enemy.

Very respectfully, &c.,

SAM. JONES, Major-General, Commanding.

Brig. Gen. Dan. Adams,

Montevallo, Ala.:

MERIDIAN, March 5, 1865.

Endeavor to get positive information from Roddey relative to enemy's reported movements toward Chattanooga from vicinity of Huntsville. By order of Lieutenant-General Taylor:

(Same to General Forrest.)

W. F. BULLOCK, JR.,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

General R. TAYLOR,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF ALABAMA,

Meridian, Miss.:

Montgomery, Ala., March 6, 1865.

DEAR SIR: I learned to-day indirectly through a man that I suspect to be friendly with the Yankees that General Thomas with 12,000 troops is at Dillon's Landing, on the Tennessee River, coming toward Selma and Montgomery. I do not know what force you have to protect that portion of North Alabama. I have called out all the militia I can command, and have made another appeal to the patriotism of those I have no power to order. I send you copy of my appeal. You know that I have at my command but little force, but whatever I can do will be done cheerfully and promptly.

Very respectfully, yours,

T. H. WATTS, Governor of Alabama.

XXI. Brig. Gen. P. D. Roddey, Provisional Army, C. S., will report for orders with his cavalry command to Lieut. Gen. R. Taylor, commanding, &c.

By command of the Secretary of War:

JNO. WITHERS, Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FORREST'S CAVALRY CORPS,

Lieut. Gen. R. TAYLOR,

Meridian:

West Point, March 6, 1865.

GENERAL: I have the honor to state that everything in my power is being done to have the troops in readiness for the field. It has rained almost every other day and the country is flooded with water. Tombigbee River is a mile wide. A part of Armstrong's brigade is on one side and a part on the other of that stream, with no chance or way of getting it together until the water falls. Tibbee River is over the whole country and several bridges and water-gaps washed out of the railroad between this place and Verona. To move with troops, wagons, or artillery until the streams run down is utterly impossible. I think,

however, in the course of four or five days it can be done. Have sent competent men with a force of negroes to repair the roads to Tuscaloosa and rebuild the bridges in that direction which have been washed away. Am also rebuilding the bridges on the railroad above this place. As soon as the waters recede can place Jackson's division in the field with about 2,500 effective men. The high water has prevented many men from reaching their commands, and I have written General Roddey almost daily directing him to use all possible expedition in getting to Montevallo with his command, to consolidate and reorganize it, and have ordered General Buford to move there at once with two regiments of Alabama cavalry-Fourth and Seventh-for the purpose of expediting and superintending the reorganization of those troops. An inspector leaves to-day for Jackson to inspect and assist General Adams in organizing and fitting up his brigade, and to hurry him up. Another also goes to Columbus on similar duty, and as soon as Armstrong's brigade is supplied with guns and the streams get within their banks, he will be in condition for duty in the field and for any movement desired. I am of opinion that the cavalry should (as much as possible) be kept together and in readiness to concentrate and effectually resist the movements of the enemy from some of the directions in which he is anticipated, or will doubtless move as soon as the weather will permit him to do so. Colonel McCulloch's regiment is here, but a third of it is dismounted, having lost their horses by disease around Mobile. I have given the dismounted men ten days' leave in which to procure horses, and think most or nearly all of them can do so in that time. Will send McCulloch to Grenada to report to General Wright, unless some move of the enemy renders it unnecessary to do so. I look for no assistance from State troops, as none of them have as yet reported at Macon. Lieutenant-Colonel Hyams, who bears you this and is on his way to Jackson, will communicate to you verbally instructions which are given him, as well as those he is authorized and instructed to make to you. I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, N. B. FORREST, Major-General.

Major-General FORREST,

West Point:

MERIDIAN, March 6, 1865.

Last scout from Pensacola says enemy has nearly all gone from there. By order of Lieutenant-General Taylor:

W. F. BULLOCK, JR.,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FORREST'S CAVALRY CORPS,

Brig. Gen. J. R. CHALMERS,

Commanding Division:

West Point, March 6, 1865.

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to say that he has disapproved the order relieving Capt. B. F. Saunders from duty as captain of his company, and directs that you order both Captains Saunders' and Porter's companies to report to Lieut. Col. J. A. Forrest, whom he has ordered to proceed to the vicinity of Hernando for the purpose of collecting deserters and absentees from our army. The majorgeneral thinks that the companies thus sent will in a short time be