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Page 1158 KY.,SW.VA.,TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N.GA. Chapter LVII.

TULLAHOMA, November 29, 1864. [Received 10.25 p.m.]

Major-General ROUSSEAU:

The road from here to Shelbyville is very bad, and about eight miles farther than by Wartrace, by which there is a good road. There are 150 sick here, besides considerable hospital and ordnance stores, and about 250 contrabands that can't march.

R. H. MILROY,

Major-General.

MURFREESBOROUGH, November 29, 1864-10.10 p.m.

Major-General MILROY,

Tullahoma:

The garrison at Elk River will remain; direct it to report to General Steedman, who will take care of it. Have not yet heard from General Thomas as to the other matter.

LOVELL H. ROUSSEAU,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers.

MURFREESBOROUGH, November 29, 1864-11 p.m.

Major-General MILROY,

Tullahoma:

A train of cars will come at once from Nashville to bring away your artillery; have it ready to be loaded at the earliest possible moment and send it to this place. The garrisons between this place and Tullahoma will be gathered up by that train and brought here; place an efficient officer on the train to see to it. I will send Colonel Boone's adjutant or Captain Carson on the train down to notify the garrisons to be ready. Send all the ordnance stores you can to this place; the balance the other way. Have not yet heard from General Thomas as to the other matters. In withdrawing destroy nothing except what the rebels could use.

LOVELL H. ROUSSEAU,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers.


HDQRS. DEFENSES NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA R. R., Tullahoma, November 29, 1864.

Captain ROBERT E. CAIN,
Commanding Detachment Fifth Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry:

CAPTAIN: The emergency which led to the order for you to evacuate McMinnville and report here has passed. You will therefore return to McMinnville and establish yourself there as heretofore. Order Captain Slade, of the One hundred and seventy-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to return to Manchester with his command and remain as on former orders. Any supplies that you or Captain Slade may need will be sent you upon application.

By command of Major-General Milroy:

JNO. O. CRAVENS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


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