MERIDAN, MISS.,

January 5, 1864.

General JOHNSTON,

Dalton, Ga.:

The rest of your staff all left last night. I included in my list only a part of the West Tennessee regiments.

From the information I have from above they all should come. They will all make only two light brigades. Their generals are Vaughan and Strahl. Cheathan should by all means accompany them. I will return you Forney or M. L. Smith, or Mackall, with my recommendation of the latter for major-general.

Forrest is out of Tennessee with 4,000 men; others coming.

L. POLK,

Lieutenant-General, Commanding.

GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,

Numbers 4. Dalton, Ga., January 5, 1864.

General Orders, Numbers 182, from these headquarters, dated September 24, 1863, is so far modified as to allow one 4-horse wagon for each division and brigade commissary, and one 4-horse wagon for the transportation of the tools of each division pioneer company.*

By command of General Johnston:

GEORGE WM. GRENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Light of light batteries in the Army of the West, commanded by Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, January 5, 1864.

Smoth-bore.

Battery and 12- 12- 6-pounder 6-pounder

command. pounder pounder guns, guns,

Napoleon, guns, bronze. iron.

bronze. iron.

Clark Battery ........ ......... ......... .........

(King), Cosby's

brigade,

Jackson's

division.

Columbus Battery 2 ......... ......... .........

(Croft,) Ross'

brigade.

Roberts' battery ........ ......... 1 .........

(Roberts) Wirt

Adams' brigade,

Jackson's

division.

McLendon's ......... ........ 2 .........

battery

(McLendon),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Buckner Battery ......... ......... ......... .........

(Holt),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Owens' battery ......... ........ 5 .........

(Owens)

Ferguson's

brigade.

Forest's ......... ........ ......... ........

division

Battery and 2-inch, 1.5625- 12-pounder 12-

command. iron inch. howitzers, pounder

Williams bronze. howitzers

breech- iron.

loading

Clrak Battery ........ ........ 2 .........

(King), Cosby's

brigade,

Jackson's

division.

Columbus Battery ........ ........ 2 .........

(Croft,) Ross'

brigade.

Roberts' battery ........ ........ 1 ........

(Roberts) Wirt

Adams' brigade,

Jackson's

division.

McLendon's ........ ........ ......... .........

battery

(McLendon),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Buckner Battery ........ 4 ......... .........

(Holt),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Owens' battery ........ ......... ......... .........

(Owens)

Ferguson's

brigade.

Forest's ........ ........ ......... .........

division

R i f l e d.

Battery and 2.9-inch 2.9-inch 3-inch, 3-inch,

command. 10- iron, bronze steel

pounder short

Parrott (cavalry)

guns,

iron.

Clrak Battery ........ ........ 2 ........

(King), Cosby's

brigade,

Jackson's

division.

Columbus Battery ........ ........ ......... ........

(Croft,) Ross'

brigade.

Roberts' battery ........ ........ ......... .........

(Roberts) Wirt

Adams' brigade,

Jackson's

division.

McLendon's ........ ........ ......... .........

battery

(McLendon),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Buckner Battery ........ 1 ........ .........

(Holt),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Owens' battery ........ ........ ......... .........

(Owens)

Ferguson's

brigade.

Forest's ........ ......... 4 ........

division

Battery 3- 3- 3.3- 3.67- 3.80- 12-

and inch, inch, inch, inch, inch 6- pounder

command. steel iron. bronze Sawyer pounders mountain

. ., howitzers

bronze. .

Clrak ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... ........

Battery

(King),

Cosby's

brigade,

Jackson's

division.

Columbus ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ........

Battery

(Croft,)

Ross'

brigade.

Roberts' ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... ........

battery

(Roberts)

Wirt

Adams'

brigade,

Jackson's

division.

McLendon's ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... .........

battery

(McLendon)

,

Chalmers'

brigade.

Buckner ..... ..... 1 ..... ....... ........

Battery

(Holt),

Chalmers'

brigade.

Owens' ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... .........

battery

(Owens)

Ferguson's

brigade.

Forest's ..... ..... ...... ...... ....... 4

division