You will order Colonel Minty with his cavalry to move early in the morning so as to be out of your way, and to report to me for further orders at Gordon's Mills, bringing with him the Fourth U. S. Cavalry, now at Crawfish.

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

P. P. OLDERSHAW,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

Semi-weekly report of effective force of the post troops at Nashville, Tenn., Brigadier General R. S. Granger, commanding.

Headquarters. Infantry. Cavalry.

Off Me Tot Off Men. Tot Off Men. Tota

Command. ice n. al. ice al. ice l.

rs. rs. rs.

Commanding

post,

Brigadier- 8 38 46 -- -- -- -- --- ---

General

Granger.

Second

Brigade,

Third 8 12 20 128 2, 2, 7 155 162

Division, 400 528

Colonel

Harrison.

18th

Michigan

Infantry. -- - -- 26 570 596 -- --- ---

Major J. W.

Horner.

Camp

Spears,

Brigadier- -- - -- 29 592 621 23 430 456

General

Gillem.

Garrison

artillery, -- - -- 4 123 127 -- --- ---

Major C. S.

Cotter.

7th

Kentucky

Cavalry, -- - -- -- --- -- 27 328 355

Lieutenant

Colonel T.

T. Vimont.

Total. 16 50 66 187 3, 3, 60 913 973

685 872

Convalescen

ts, for

light duty, -- - -- 18 331 349 -- --- ---

Captain

Ralph Hunt.

Grand 16 50 66 205 4, 4, 60 213 973

total. 016 221

Artillery. Total.

Command. Offi Men. Tota Off Men Aggr Hors Guns

cers l. ice . egat es. .

. rs. e.

Commanding

post,

Brigadier- --- --- --- 8 38 46 --- ---

General

Granger.

Second Brigade,

Third Division, 5 112 117 148 2, 2, 255 6

Colonel 679 827

Harrison.

18th Michigan

Infantry, Major --- --- --- 26 570 596 --- ---

J. W. Horner.

Camp Spears,

Brigadier- --- --- --- 55 1, 1, 480 ---

General Gillem 022 077

Garrison

artillery, 18 416 434 22 539 561 356 43

Major C. S.

Cotter.

7th Kentucky

Cavalry, --- --- --- 27 328 355 290 ---

Lieutenant

Colonel T. T.

Vimont.

Total. 23 528 551 286 5, 5, 1, 49

176 462 381

Convalescents,

for light duty, --- --- --- 18 331 349 --- ---

Captain Ralph

Hunt.

Grand total. 23 528 551 304 5, 5, 1, 49

507 811 381

R. S. GRANGER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

MONDAY, September 14, 1863.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Five Miles from Chattanooga, September 14, 1863-7 a. m.

Colonel GODDARD:

Steedman's command should reach here by 10 o'clock, and will move directly to Rossville, and will probably arrive there about 12