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843 Series I Volume XXXIX-II Serial 78 - Allatoona Part II

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LOVEJOY'S STATION, September 18, 1864.

General B. BRAGG:

Owing to change WEST Point becomes a most important place, and I will for the present keep General Tyler at that place, and make changes only after my positions are established.

[J. B. HOOD,

General.]

LOVEJOY'S STATION, GA., September 18, 1864.

Lieutenant-General HARDEE, Jonesborough:

If you do not move to-day, General Hood expects you to march and get into position to-morrow. He still hopes that the wagons will reach you in time. he suggests in case they do not, however, that some of the loads be left to be brought up by the wagons at Rough and Ready when they arrive at Jonesborough.

[A. P. MASON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.]

LOVEJOY'S STATION, GA., September 18, 1864.

Lieutenant-General HARDEE, Jonesborough:

General Hood directs that if you cannot move to-day that you move to-morrow, starting at 2 a. m.

[A. P. MASON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.]


HEADQUARTERS HARDEE'S CORPS,
September 18, 1864 - 8 p. m.

Colonel CAPERS,

Commanding Twenty-fourth South Carolina:

COLONEL: Lieutenant-General Hardee directs me to inform you that Cheatham's, the rear DIVISION of the corps, will move at daylight. He does not wish you to leave until after daylight, when you have examined the town and the old encampments to see that no stragglers are left behind.

Respectfully,

T. B. ROY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS LEE'S CORPS,

In the Field, September 18, 1864.

The DIVISIONS of this corps will resume the march to-morrow morning, left in front, in the following order: Johnson's DIVISION, at 4 a. m. ; Clayton's DIVISION, at 5. 30 a. m. ; Stevenson's DIVISION, at 6. 30 a. m. The artillery and wagons will move as yesterday, except the cooks' wagons, which will not move until 9 a. m. wagons having unissued hard bread and bacon in them will move with the troops; those that have been hauling hard bread and bacon which has been issued will not move with the troops.

By command of Lieutenant-General Lee:

[J. W. RATCHFORD,

Assistant Adjutant-General.]


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