batteries may be ordered to report to the chief of artillery of this corps to-day, in order that the horses now in possession of the batteries to be relieved may be assigned to the other batteries of the corps.*

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

TH. J. WOOD,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

CIRCULAR, HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,

Numbers 30.
Nashville, Tenn., December 12, 1864.

I. Division commanders will have their men fully supplied to-day with such clothing as they may need. They will instruct their inspectors to go through the camps and make a personal examination of the troops and see what articles are needed. This clothing must be drawn to-day.

II. The troops of this command must have in their haversacks three days' rations, counting from to-morrow morning, and they must be supplied this evening with sixty rounds of ammunition per man.

By order of Brigadier-General Wood:

J. S. FULLERTON,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

Weekly report of effective force of Fourth Army Corps, Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood, U. S. Army, commanding, for December 12, 1864.

Headquarters.

Command. Offi- Men. Total.

cers.

Headquarters Fourth Army Corps, 20 122 142

Brigadier General T. J. Wood.

Headquarters First Division, 12 80 92

Brigadier General N. Kimball.

First Brigade, Colonel I. M. Kirby. 10 25 35

Second Brigade, Brigadier General 10 38 48

W. C. Whitaker.

Third Brigade, Brigadier General 9 43 52

W. Grose.

Total. 41 186 227

Headquarters Second Division, 14 45 59

Brigadier General W. L. Elliot.

First Brigade, Colonel E. Opdycke. 7 46 53

Second Brigade, Colonel J. Q. Lane. 8 52 60

Third Brigade, Colonel J. Conrad. 9 30 39

Total 38 173 211

Headquarters Third Division 15 203 218

Brigadier General Samuel Beatty.

First Brigade, Colonel A. D. 7 44 51

Streight.

Second Brigade, Colonel P. Sidney 9 53 62

Post.

Third Brigade, Colonel Fred. 7 34 41

Knefler.

Total. 38 334 372

Artillery Brigade, Captain Lyman 8 127 135

Bridges.

Grand total. 145 942 1,087

Infantry.

Command. Offi- Men. Total.

cers.

Headquarters Fourth Army Corps, ... ... ...

Brigadier General T. J. Wood.

Headquarters First Division, ... ... ...

Brigadier General N. Kimball.

First Brigade, Colonel I. M. Kirby. 85 1,507 1,592

Second Brigade, Brigadier General 82 2,340 2,422

W. C. Whitaker.

Third Brigade, Brigadier General 93 2,097 2,190

W. Grose.

Total. 260 5,944 6,204

Headquarters Second Division, ... ... ...

Brigadier General W. L. Elliot.

First Brigade, Colonel E. Opdycke. 76 1,452 1,528

Second Brigade, Colonel J. Q. Lane. 80 1,399 1,479

Third Brigade, Colonel J. Conrad. 58 1,296 1,354

Total 214 4,147 4,361

Headquarters Third Division ... ... ...

Brigadier General Samuel Beatty.

First Brigade, Colonel A. D. 75 1,602 1,677

Streight.

Second Brigade, Colonel P. Sidney 74 1,578 1,652

Post.

Third Brigade, Colonel Fred. 51 832 883

Knefler.

Total. 200 4,012 4,212

Artillery Brigade, Captain Lyman ... ... ...

Bridges.

Grand total. 672 14,103 14,777

Cavalry.

Command. Offi- Men. Total.

cers.

Headquarters Fourth Army Corps, ... ... ...

Brigadier General T. J. Wood.

Headquarters First Division, ... ... ...

Brigadier General N. Kimball.

First Brigade, Colonel I. M. Kirby. ... ... ...

Second Brigade, Brigadier General ... ... ...

W. C. Whitaker.

Third Brigade, Brigadier General ... ... ...

W. Grose.

Total. ... .... ...

Headquarters Second Division, ... ... ...

Brigadier General W. L. Elliot.

First Brigade, Colonel E. Opdycke. ... ... ...

Second Brigade, Colonel J. Q. Lane. ... ... ...

Third Brigade, Colonel J. Conrad. ... ... ...

Total ... ... ...

Headquarters Third Division ... ... ...

Brigadier General Samuel Beatty.

First Brigade, Colonel A. D. ... ... ...

Streight.

Second Brigade, Colonel P. Sidney ... ... ...

Post.

Third Brigade, Colonel Fred. ... ... ...

Knefler.

Total. ... ... ...

Artillery Brigade, Captain Lyman ... ... ...

Bridges.

Grand total. ... ... ...

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*The transfers herein recommended were made by paragraphs III and IV, Special Field Olders, Numbers 340, Department of the Cumberland, December 12, 1864.

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