NASHVILLE, TENN., January 4, 1865-10 p.m.

Major General A. J. SMITH,

Eastport, Miss.:

Your telegram of 3rd instant just received. The major-general commanding directs me to say in reply, that Major-General Schofield's corps is now on its way to Eastport to re-enforce you. His troops will be ready to embark at Clifton on the 6th. The entire cavalry command has also been ordered to concentrate at Eastport, probably on the 7th instant.

R. H. RAMSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DETACH. ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
3. Clifton, Tenn., January 4, 1865.

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II. Brigadier General Thomas Kilby Smith, U. S. Volunteers, having reported at these headquarters for duty, is hereby assigned to, and will at once assume command of, the Third Division, Detachment Army of the Tennessee. Colonel J. B. Moore, now commanding the Third Division, is hereby relieved from such command, and will report to Brigadier General T.. Smith for assignment. In relieving Colonel Moore the major-general commanding desires to express his high appreciation of the able, thorough, and soldierly manner with which he has executed the trust confided to him in this command.

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By order of Major General A. J. Smith:

J. HOUGH,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, DETACHMENT ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Clifton, Tenn., January 4, 1865.

Colonel W. R. MARSHALL,
Commanding Third Brigade:

SIR: You will put your command in readiness to embark forthwith. There are two gun-boats that will hold 400 men each without any transportation. You will load these boats with the portion of your command that the boats will contain, and as fast as transportation can be furnished embark the remainder of the command.

By command of Brigadier General J. McArthur:

W. H. F. RANDALL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Athens, Ala., January 4, 1865.

Brigadier General WILLIAM D. WHIPPLE,

Chief of Staff, Department of the Cumberland:

Detachments of Fifth Division, in West Tennessee and Kentucky, have not yet been returned to duty with their division, notwithstanding the repeated requests of General Hatch. Men from every regiment