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HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, near Atlanta, August 7, 1864.General R. S. GRANGER,
Decatur, Ala.:
I have dates from Memphis of the 4th. General A. J. Smith has started out from Memphis for Columbus, Miss., with 10,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry, and will come to Decatur, Ala., from there. You may expect him. Give me any rumors that reach you from that quarter.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major-General, Commanding.
WASHINGTON, August 7, 1864-10. 30 p. m.
Major-General WASHBURN,
Memphis, Tenn.:
It is important that the forces of your command that can possibly be spared should be immediately sent to General Sherman, near Atlanta.
H. W. HALLECK
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, near Atlanta, August 7, 1864General WASHBURN,
Memphis:
After General Smith reaches Columbus he should march for Decatur, Ala., and thence report to me. I propose to send back the cavalry and all but the regiments that belong to General Smith's old DIVISION, and the fragments that belong to the SIXTEENTH and Seventeenth Corps. We cannot spare the force for Mobile and must be content with a feint, which Canby must make. Let General Smith impress on the people the fact that as long as Forrest lives their country is doomed to be harassed, and let him take freely of all food and forage and remount his men always. Now that General Slocum is promoted, and you have the whole of MISSISSIPPI to manage, you can better economize the use of troops. Is Forrest surely dead? If so, tell General Mower I am pledged to him for his promotion, and if Old Abe don't make good my promise then General Mower may have my place.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major-General, Commanding.
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Before Atlanta, Ga., August 7, 1864.Major General C. C. WASHBURN,
Commanding District of WEST Tennessee:
GENERAL: Major-General Howard requests that you communicate in detail to these headquarters what information you may have with regard to the positions of the different detachments of the enemy still remaining in your district, including District of Vicksburg, giving as far as possible their strength. The general also desires to be informed
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