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463 Series I Volume XXXIX-III Serial 79 - Allatoona Part III

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Alpine, Ga., October 27, 1864.

Orders for the day, to-morrow, October 28, 1864:

The corps will march to-morrow int he following order: First DIVISION leading, then THIRD DIVISION, then Second DIVISION, artllery, and general supply trains. March to begin at 6 o'clock. The rute will be the Broomtown Valley road. General agner, commandingt he Second DIVISION, will send the brigade commanded by General Grose to march, via Henderson's Gap and Winston's, to Winchester or Whiteside's as he chooses. he will also leave one regiment at this point to remain until day after to-morrow morning, when it will march, following the corps toward Chattanooga. All headuqartes, ammunition, and ambulance trains will move in acordance with General Orders, Numbers 17, current series, from these headuqartes.

By command of Major-General Stanley:

WM. H. SINCLAIR,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, Gaylesville, Ala., October 27, 1864.

General JEFF. C. DAVIS,

Commanding Fourteenth Corps:

GENERL: Make all your dispositions to march toward Rome by the new bridge att he mill within the next there days.

I am, &c.,

W. T. SHERMAN,

Major-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Terrapin reek, October 27, 1864-1. 40 p. m.

Major General W. T. S HERMAN,

Gaylesville, Ala.:

A prisoner detached as a scout fromone of Wheeler's regiments near Gadsden says Hood marched from that place, the first corps at 4 a. m., the second at dayLight, and THIRD at noon last Saturday. That they had speech making all thenight before in which everybody was informed that they were going to GUnt4r's Landing; ' clothing, &c., were issued. Citizens confirm this story. I have sent a regiment up the east bank of the creek with instructions to go to Ladiga and beyond. Another to go through Godhen and Cross Plains, a d as far toward Jacksonville as possible, to bring in every man, horse, or mule they can find, and to ascertain positibvely what is at Blue Muntian. Wheeler was atGdsden on Monday, and had two DIVISIONS at Turkeytown when Garrard was there on Tuesday. Jackson seems to be yet between here and the railroad.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. WILSON,

Brevet Major-General.


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