SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES NASHVILLE,
AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD,

Numbers 8. Tullahoma, January 9, 1865.

The Forty-third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers 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, Ala.

By command of Major-General Milroy:

JNO. P. CRAVENS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE EATOWAH,
Chattanooga, January 9, 1865.

Brigadier-General CRUFT,

Larkinsville:

Unless detained by orders from Major-General Thomson, you will come here with your command at once, leaving Colonel Malloy with troops of the Army of the Tennessee at Stevenson.

JAMES B. STEEDMAN,

Major-General.

LARKINSVILLE, January 9, 1865.

Major-General STEEDMAN:

Brigadier-General Wood ordered me, on alleged authority from General Thomas, to stop my command, return and head off or pursue rebel General Lyon's forces. Lyon crossed railway at Scottsbourgh last night. Malloy drove him off; Harrison and Malloy, Thompson, Mitchell, and Salm are in pursuit, the latter two close on his rear, near Guntersville. We may possible catch him. Have just returned from all day and night on road. Will respond to your order promptly as possible. In conflict of orders, it has been difficult to tell what to do, but I have acted on what I supposed to be General Thomas' orders. Can you send the pontoon asked from Bridgeport by transports to Lamb's Ferry or Gunter's Landing to-night? else I must abandon the pursuit some of the command being wholly out and no means to supply from here.

CHARLES CRUFT,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Huntsville, Ala., January 9, 1865.

Colonel T. J. MORGAN,

Commanding Brigade:

Join General Cruft with your brigade and Malloy's command as soon as possible.

TH. J. WOOD,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding.