HDQRS. CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 1864.

Brigadier-General GARRARD,

Commanding Second Cavalry DIVISION:

I am directed by the general commanding to say that instructions have been sent you to return to your former camp (Blake's Mill) if, as you have reported is the case, there is no force of the enemy on the right bank of the Chattahoochee near Campbellton, your route to be by Powder Springs, where it is reported Ross' brigade of rebel cavalry is camped. Have your command, train, and battery in readiness for a move, as one will probably soon be made of the entire cavalry command.

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

J. E. JACOBS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 1864.

Brigadier General J. KILPATRICK,

Commanding THIRD Cavalry DIVISION:

The general commanding directs me to inform you that General Garrard will probably return to his former camp via Powder Springs. You will send the order inclosed to him immediately on its reaching you by courier. The forage for your command cannot be sent to East Point.

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

J. E. JACOBS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 1864.

Brigadier General J. KILPATRICK,

Commanding THIRD Cavalry DIVISION, Patterson's Cross-Roads:

The general commanding directs that you send the inclosed dispatch immediately on receipt, and as securely and speedily as possible, to General Garrard. The instructions contained therein will detach him from your support, and you need not expect assistance from him.

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

J. E. JACOBS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Inclosure.]

HDQRS. CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 1864.

Brigadier General K. GARRARD,

Commanding Second Cavalry DIVISION:

The general commanding directs that should you find that the enemy is not in force on the right bank of the Chattahoochee, you return to your former camp (Blake's Mill) via Powder Springs; break up Ross' brigade rebel cavalry, said to be camped in that vicinity.

I am, general, very respectfully your obedient servant,

J. E. JACOBS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.