seems the best thing that can be done until troops come from Arkansas.

Make requisitions by telegraph for what you want and let it be pushed to you while the road stands, which will not be long. I will see you tomorrow.

S. A. HURLBUT,

Major-General.

CORINTH, October 27, 1863.

Major-General SHERMAN:

Scouts from Savannah and east side of river say scouts are all preparing to leave east side of river. Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper is at or near Clifton with two companies. Captains Harden and Russell are on Indian Creek; Newsom west of river, crossed at Clifton. They have a ferry-boat at that place. General Wheeler crossed at Lamb's Ferry south of Tennessee some time ago. He reports the loss of 2,000 in his raid.

G. M. DODGE,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Memphis, Tennessee, October 27, 1863.

Brigadier General G. M. DODGE,

Corinth, Miss.:

Repeat your dispatch to General Sherman; I think it exaggerated. I shall come out to Iuka in the morning.

S. A. HURLBUT,

Major-General.

CORINTH, October 27, 1863.

Major-General SHERMAN:

General Sweeny sends the following dispatch:

An escaped conscript reports to commanding officer at White's Station that Chalmers and Ruggles are building bridges across Tallahatchie near Wyatt; have seventeen pieces of artillery and about 8,000 troops, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas troops.

G. M. DODGE,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Memphis, Tennessee, October 27, 1863.

Brigadier-General DODGE,

Corinth, Miss.:

Cavalry will move from this line to Tallahatchie. I do not believe the story.

S. A. HURLBUT,

Major-General.