Rome with a limited mess establishment for brigade, regimental, and company commanders, and the horses of acting general, field, and staff officers. The sick, wounded, and camp baggage not taken will be left in camp under a small guard. The Ninth Illinois Mounted Infantry, Major Hughes commanding, will move to-morrow at dayLight, via Sandtown, Dallas, and Van Wert, to Rome.

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By order of Brigadier General John M. Corse:

LOUIS H. EVERTS,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

CARTERSVILLE, September 25, 1864.

Major-General SHERMAN:

I received this morning intelligence that Nashville is threatened by Forrest. Ordered two regiments from Chattanooga to Stevenson, to report from there to General Granger. I intend to run up to Chattanooga as soon as train arrives. I am not aware of the force that captured the train last night.

JNO E. SMITH,

Brigadier-General.

Weekly report of effective force of the Army of the Tennessee, Major General O. O. Howard commanding, September 25, 1864.

Headquarters.

Command. Officers. Men. Total.

Army of the Tennessee, 34 274 308

Major General O. O.

Howard.

Fifteenth Army Corps, 10 60 70

Major General P. J.

Osterhaus.

First DIVISION, 28 99 127

Brigadier General C.

R. Woods.

Second DIVISION, 27 152 179

Brigadier General W.

B. Hazen.

THIRD DIVISION, 20 . . . 20

Brigadier General

John E. Smith.

Fourth DIVISION, 28 251 279

Brigadier General J.

M. Corse.

Total. 113 562 675

Seventeenth Army Corps, 19 200 219

Brigadier General T.

E. G. Ransom.

First DIVISION, 24 101 125

Brigadier General J.

W. Fuller.

THIRD DIVISION, 28 134 162

Brigadier General M.

D. Leggett.

Fourth DIVISION, 34 339 373

Brigadier General W.

W. Belknap.

Total. 105 774 879

Engineer Regiment, 9 6 15

Colonel Henry Flad.

Grand total. 261 1,616 1,877

Infantry.

Command. Officers. Men. Total.

Army of the Tennessee, . . . . . . . . .

Major General O. O.

Howard.

Fifteenth Army Corps, 3 106 109

Major General P. J.

Osterhaus.

First DIVISION, 278 4,506 4,784

Brigadier General C.

R. Woods.

Second DIVISION, 209 3,819 4,028

Brigadier General W.

B. Hazen.

THIRD DIVISION, 193 3,234 3,427

Brigadier General

John E. Smith.

Fourth DIVISION, 84 2,289 2,373

Brigadier General J.

M. Corse.

Total. 767 13,954 14,721

Seventeenth Army Corps, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General T.

E. G. Ransom.

First DIVISION, 138 3,683 3,821

Brigadier General J.

W. Fuller.

THIRD DIVISION, 106 2,698 2,804

Brigadier General M.

D. Leggett.

Fourth DIVISION, 110 3,342 3,452

Brigadier General W.

W. Belknap.

Total. 354 9,723 10,077

Engineer Regiment, 16 524 540

Colonel Henry Flad.

Grand total. 1,137 24,201 25,338

Cavalry.

Command. Officers. Men. Total.

Army of the Tennessee, . . . . . . . . .

Major General O. O.

Howard.

Fifteenth Army Corps, 8 107 115

Major General P. J.

Osterhaus.

First DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General C.

R. Woods.

Second DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General W.

B. Hazen.

THIRD DIVISION, 24 475 499

Brigadier General

John E. Smith.

Fourth DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General J.

M. Corse.

Total. 32 582 614

Seventeenth Army Corps, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General T.

E. G. Ransom.

First DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General J.

W. Fuller.

THIRD DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General M.

D. Leggett.

Fourth DIVISION, . . . . . . . . .

Brigadier General W.

W. Belknap.

Total. . . . . . . . . .

Engineer Regiment, . . . . . . . . .

Colonel Henry Flad.

Grand total. 32 582 614