manding. The regiment is divided and stationed as follows: Two companies on the mountain opposite to the railroad bridge; one company on Lookout Creek; seven companies occupy the four block-houses at the bridge. The block-houses are not completed, requiring yet to be double-cased and furnished with tanks for water.

The garrison and troops at Bridgeport, Ala., consist of the Fifteenth Regiment Kentucky Infantry, Battery B, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Artillery, Ninth Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Artillery, and three siege pieces, Colonel Taylor, Fifteenth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, commanding. The inclosed report shows their further disposition. There is also a detachment of the Fifty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under command of Colonel Straight, awaiting transportation to join their command-Third Division, Fourth Army Corps. The forts and block-houses are in good order, but one fort, No 1, is still unfinished. The detail for picket and other duties has been comparatively very heavy, so much so that it was impossible to furnish the necessary detail for working parties at the fort. For the same reason the policing of the grounds at post at Bridgeport has been other neglected. There are two hospitals located at Bridgeport, one general field hospital and one for the post, the former of which I think might be dispensed with, if it be advisable to transport the sick treated there.

As the report shows, the term of service of the Fifteenth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry expires on the 4th of next month. On that account it would be desirable to have another command designated to take this place; if possible, a large command, in order ot have force enough to properly police the grounds and do the necessary work to complete the fort. The reports regarding the troops at the post and garrison of Chattanooga have been taken from the last reports received at these headquarters.

The Sixty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry is reported as part of the garrison of Chattanooga, Tenn., but as present absent on detached duty at Tunnel Hill, Ga.

I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. VON SCHRADER,

Lieutenant Colonel and Asst. Insp. General, Department of the Cumberland.

[Inclosure Numbers 1.]

Troops stationed at Chattanooga, Whiteside's, and Bridgeport.

Command Present Aggreg- When Station Remarks

for duty gate mustered

present

and

absent

29th Indiana 321 517 Aug. 17, Chatta- Veteran

Volunteer 1861, nooga, organi-

Infantry and Tenn zation;

Jan., fully

1864. organi-

zed

44th Indiana 297 503 Jan., ..do.. Do

Volunteer 1864

Infantry

68th Indiana 255 448 By ..do.. Fully

Volunteer compa- organi-

Infantry nies, zed

Dec. 22,

1861, to

Aug. 10,

1862

11th Michigan 88 149 ........ ..do.. Deta-

Volunteer chment

Infantry