SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES NASHVILLE

No. 7
AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD,
Tullahoma, December 29, 1864.

The Twenty-ninth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry is hereby assigned to the Third Brigade of this command, and will make all reports to Colonel W. Krzyzanowski, commanding brigade, headquarters at Stevenson.

By command of Major-General Milroy:

JNO. O. CRAVENS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS POST OF MURFREESBOROUGH,
Murfreesborough, Tenn., December 29, 1864.

Lieutenant-Colonel BLACKBURN:

I send you a true copy of a dispatch that General Van Cleve has just received from General Milroy:

One hundred and fifty rebel cavalry crossed the railroad, half a mile north of this place, at 12 o'clock last night. They captured two of the Fifth Tennessee Cavalry, who got away after crossing the railroad, and said there was a rebel general with them who had been cut off from Hood and was trying to go through East Tennessee. Can't you send word to Blackburn to cut them off about McMinnville. The Fifth are all out west.

You will carry out the above instructions.

By command of Brigadier-General Van Cleve:

H. H. SHEETS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Pulaski, December 29, 1864-10 p.m.

Major General JAMES B. STEEDMAN,

Decatur:

(To be forwarded.)

Your dispatch of 28th is received. I wish you to keep me promptly informed of all your movements. The troops will commence moving to-morrow toward Decatur, and will soon be in supporting distance if it should become necessary.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Pulaski, December 29, 1864-10.50 p.m. (Received 12m. 31st.)

Brigadier General R. S. GRANGER,

Decatur, Ala.:

Your telegram of 10.50 p.m. [28th] this date is received. You will set to work and reorganize your post, and make arrangements to receive and take care of a large amount of stores at Decatur.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.