Moscow, August 19, 1863.

Lieutenant-Colonel BINMORE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

The Sixty-second Regiment has just reached here. We start at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning, but I think we cannot reach Memphis before Saturday without injuring the men. I will move in as short time as possible.

JAMES M. TRUE,

Colonel, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF COLUMBUS,

Columbus, Ky., August 19, 1863.

Col. GEORGE E. WARING, Jr.,
Commanding at Union City:

COLONEL: It is reported to the general commanding district that a Mr. Murrell was murdered near Dukedom, by a man by the name of Massey and his guerrilla party, on last Monday. Send out a cavalry force of at least two companies, or 100 men, to apprehend Massey and such other guerrillas as may be found.

Mr. J. A. Hamlett, the bearer of this order, will go as guide to your party and can give you all the information you desire. Mr. H. is from the neighborhood of Dukedom, and conversant with the facts of the murder, &c.

By order of Brig. Gen. A. J. Smith:

J. HOUGH, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

STEVENSON, ALA., August 19, 1863-9.45 p. m.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY,

(Received 9.45 a. m., 20th.)

Washington:

Dispatches from General Crittenden last night say that he will be in position to-night, according to orders. Courier not yet arrived. McCook's corps near, but not in position. Thomas in position. Went over the railroad to Larkinsville to-day; distance, 25 miles. Headquarters First Cavalry Division at that point. No further news. Respectfully, yours,

W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General.

General ANDREW JOHNSON,

Military Governor, Nashville:

STEVENSON, August 19, 1863.

The general commanding authorizes and directs the construction of the Northwestern Railroad as soon as possible. Major-General Granger has had orders to clear that country and furnish guards as soon as possible. General Granger has been ordered to concentrate the Tennessee troops at Alexandria, to move into East Tennessee and co-operate with Burnside as soon as possible.

C. GODDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Lieutenant-Colonel GODDARD:

NASHVILLE, August 19, 1863.

I have no plan of the bridge at Bridgeport; will see the vice-president in the morning, and see if it can be found. I am pretty confident there are 17 spans of 150 feet; will ascertain and let you know as soon as possible.

Journal of operations of the Fourteenth Army Corps.

AUGUST 19, 1863.

Camp of corps headquarters at mouth of Little Crow Creek. Headquarters reached this place to-day. First Division remains in camp; Second Division camped on Crow Creek, 3 miles from Stevenson; Third Division camped on Battle Creek, near Jasper; Fourth Division, also Wilder's brigade, Fourth Division, started on an expedition to Harrison's Landing, on Tennessee River, 12 miles above Chattanooga. The roads over which the corps has traveled are exceedingly rough, but could be made with some work an excellent road.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Mouth of Little Crow Creek, August 19, 1863.

I have the honor to report the First Division of my corps at Anderson Station; the Second Division between Anderson and Stevenson; Fourth Division at Battle Creek, 5 miles from Jasper, and the Third Division within supporting distance of Reynolds.

General Reynolds represents the roads so bad and hilly via Sweeden's Cove to Tracy City that I respectfully ask that rations be furnished the Third and Fourth Divisions from Stevenson.

GEO. H. THOMAS, Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

STEVENSON, August 19, 1863-10.10 p. m.

Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS:

GENERAL: Your dispatch received. The general commanding thinks General Reynolds had better occupy Jasper, at least with a brigade. He desires that he take such a position as to prevent the enemy from establishing batteries to command the mouth of Battle Creek. Brannan can advance correspondingly so as to support Reynolds. Let them send their trains this way for subsistence. By order:

C. GODDARD, Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Operator will send this to Anderson Station to be forwarded at once.)

HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Cave Spring, Ala., August 19, 1863.

Lieutenant-Colonel FLYNT,

Chief of Staff, Fourteenth Army Corps:

SIR: I have the honor to report my division in camp. Division headquarters, train, and Eleventh Michigan at Cave Spring, 2 miles from Stevenson. The First Brigade at spring close to and west of railroad, 3 miles from Stevenson. The third and second regiments (Eighteenth Ohio Volunteers and Nineteenth Illinois) of the Second Brigade, at a spring close to and east of the railroad and creek, 34 miles from Stevenson. There is barely sufficient spring water to supply the troops at these points. I respectfully inclose an order and circular issued to-day.

The disobedience and inefficiency of Lieutenant-Colonel Ward, Thirty-seventh Indiana Volunteers, is peculiarly aggravating. Stragglers from his regiment were overtaken 10 miles in advance of the division. Upward of 30 were absent from the regiment for two days. I know of no [more] salutary remedy for such neglect than summary dismissal. If this punishment could be inflicted in this case, it would relieve the service of a very inefficient officer, and relieve this officer of a responsibility which is entirely too weighty for his capacity. Charges have been preferred against him of course.*

Yours, very truly,

[Inclosure.]

JAMES S. NEGLEY,

Major-General.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, 14TH ARMY CORPS, Cave Spring, Ala., August 19, 1863. Our present halt will be of very short duration. Use the opportunity to ascertain the exact condition of your arms, ammunition, clothing, and transportation; make immediate requisitions for all deficiencies, and hasten their completion. Brigade, regimental, and company officers will give personal attention to all the requirements of their respective commands.

By command of Major-General Negley:

JAMES A. LOWRIE,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. FOURTH DIVISION, FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Battle Creek, East Side, August 19, 1863-6 p. m. Lieutenant-Colonel FLYNT:

COLONEL: Herewith find reports from Colonel Carlton and Colonel Wilder, just received. Fourth Division (Second Brigade) here. Brannan's division is at Sweeden's Cove, 4 or 5 miles in rear.

Signal party on mountain at mouth of Battle Creek report enemy's pickets in small squads visible on south side of Tennessee River. Railroad train was seen running toward Chattanooga from a point about opposite the mouth of Battle Creek. Will send train to-morrow to Tracy City for supplies. Bridgeport is only 8 miles from this

*Lieutenant-Colonel Ward was placed under arrest for a few days, but after an interview with his division commander he was restored to duty without trial.

place, and from all the information I can gain, it appears entirely safe to send to that point for supplies, instead of to Tracy City, up the mountain 16 miles, which is very severe on transportation.

*

I send copy of my dispatch of yesterday, which was delivered at department headquarters.

J. J. REYNOLDS, Major-General, Commanding.

[Inclosure No. 1.]

HDQRS. FIRST BRIG., FOURTH DIV., 14TH ARMY CORPS,

General REYNOLDS,

Commanding Fourth Division:

August 18, 1863-6.30 p. m.

GENERAL: We arrived here just now at the forks of the road, marked Bryant's on the map. We started at 9.30 a. m. from Tracy City this morning. No railroad train had yet arrived. I shall send there for rations and forage on Thursday. Do urge the authorities to have it there. Wood's division is close on our rear. It will camp

3 miles behind us at Pruden's to-night. We will reach Therman, in Sequatchie Valley, to-morrow and cross Walden's Ridge on Thursday. A rebel force of two cavalry regiments is reported in the Sequatchie Valley. The Anderson road over Walden's Ridge is reported blockaded.

I am, very respectfully,

J. T. WILDER,
Colonel, Commanding.

[Inclosure No. 2.]

HDQRS. EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT OHIO INFANTRY,
Camp at Tracy City, Tenn., August 19, 1863.

Maj. JOHN LEVERING,

A. A. G., Hdqrs. Fourth Div., Fourteenth Army Corps: SIR: I have the honor to report that the locomotive has been to this place and returned to Cowan. It will be up again this evening with two car-loads of provisions. No telegraph operator has arrived yet. General Wood's division passed here last evening, the rear of his train passing this morning. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. H. CARLTON, Colonel Eighty-Ninth Ohio.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Maj. Gen. J. J. REYNOLDS,

Battle Creek, East Side:

Stevenson, August 19, 1863.

Your dispatch to Colonel Flynt received. General Thomas probably left Decherd yesterday, and will be here to-morrow. Crittenden's corps will be in position on time, and there shall be no delay in Wilder

*See p. 69.

going over as ordered. It is not the same thing drawing your supplies from Stevenson. It will lumber up the road too much, besides exposing your wagon trains to fire crossing Battle Creek. Forward Wilder as fast as possible.

By order of General Rosecrans :

F. S. BOND, Major and Aide-de-Camp.

HDQRS. FIRST BRIG., FOURTH DIV., 14TH ARMY CORPS,
Dunlap, August 19, 1863.

Major-General REYNOLDS:

The

GENERAL: My advance reached here at 1 p. m. I do not think there are any forces of consequence this side of Tennessee River. I captured a few scouts to-day-Captain Carson and 10 men. road from Bryant's to Therman is very bad; my men repaired it so as to pass my train. I will start from here at daylight in the morning, without wagons, with five days' rations, for Harrison and Chattanooga.

The slope-wall on the Anderson road over Walden's Ridge is thrown down. My whole command will go to Poe's Tavern, and then one-half will go to Chattanooga and the other to Harrison. I shall send part of my train to Tracy City in the morning for rations; if they are not there we will starve. Crittenden is here; Palmer is just arriving.

Deserters report that Bragg has one brigade at Chattanooga, two at Tyner's Station, one at Harrison's, one at Chickamauga Station, in Georgia, and Buckner's force is all at Knoxville, and Forrest's division is up the Tennessee River.

Wood will be at Therman to-night. My forage will be exhausted to-morrow. There is plenty of green corn in this valley, not yet hard enough for forage. I cannot subsist myself here if I have to draw rations and forage from Cowan.

J. T. WILDER,
Colonel, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIRST ARMY CORPS,
Dunlap, August 19, 1863-3 p. m.

Brigadier-General GARFIELD,
Chief of Staff:

My advance reached here at 1 o'clock p. m. I met Wilder, who had just arrived. I am here with eight regiments and two batteries. The rest of the command, including transportation, will be here tonight.

Wilder reports that Wagner and his brigade is about arriving at Therman, and he thinks that Wood and his whole command will be there by night. I telegraphed you last evening from McMinnville, since when I have not heard from Van Cleve.

I send you detailed report, not in cipher, containing all the information I have been able to get, and received from a very intelligent deserter out of 10 who came into our lines this morning and who left Tyner's Station Sunday night.

T. L. CRITTENDEN, Major-General, Commanding.