brigade, is camped on Fayetteville and Fairburn road about six miles WEST of Fayetteville. You will, without harassing your command, endeavor to capture or rout these parties.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. E. JACOBS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 18, 1864.

Major General L. H. ROUSSEAU,

Nashville:

The FIFTY-ninth Ohio, Seventh-eight Pennsylvania, First and Thirteenth Wisconsin are ordered to your DIVISION. If two regiment are there, all right.

SOUTHARD HOFFMAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

DECHERD, TENN., September 18, 1864.

Major-General MILROY:

Hays crossed three miles south; came from Hawkerville; went southwest. The cavalry followed him to Brazelton's Mills; there he scattered and went into the mountains. One citizens came and reported at daylight; a number have been in since reporting, showing a disposition to give all the information they could. Hays did not remain longer on the railroad than it took him to raise one rail. His men are all well mounted.

C. H. JACKSON,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.

DECHERD, September 18, 1864.

Major-General MILROY:

Hays, with about thirty or forty men, crossed the railroad three miles south of here last night after 12 p. m. He removed one rail and threw the train off the track. The road is repaired. I sent cavalry and infantry after them last night, and will try and look them up.

C. H. JACKSON,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.

PULASKI, September 18, 1864.

Major B. H. POLK,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I moved to Boonshill. Enemy left yesterday morning. I will follow them forty miles.

J. C. STARKWEATHER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

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