SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 8.
Washington, January 6, 1864.

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2. The following officers are hereby relieved from duty in the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, and will report in person, without delay, for duty as follows:

Brigadier General George W. Getty, U. S. Volunteers, Brigadier General James Barness, U. S. Volunteers, to the commanding general of the Army of the Potomac.

Brigadier General James H. Leslie, U. S. Volunteers, to the commanding general of the Army of the Ohio.

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By command of Major-General Halleck:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

January 7, 1864.

Brigadier-General CRAWFORD,

Commanding-Third Division,

Colonel D. T. JENKINS,

Commanding Second Division:

Information has just been received, the reliability of which the commanding general cannot vouch for, that the rebel cavalry are this side of Morrisville, and contemplate making an attack on the railroad between Warrenton Junction and Bristoe to-night. The commanding general directs you to keep a good lookout to-night.

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. FIRST Brigadier, SECOND DIV., CAVALRY CORPS,
Warrenton, Va., January 7, 1864.

Captain H. C. WEIR,

A. A. G., Second Div., Cavalry Corps:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with orders from Second Division headquarters, 100 men from First New Jersey Cavalry, under command of Lieutenant J. Hobensack, of same regiment, were ordered out to pursue the enemy, who had attacked the reserve of the Third Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Hobensack reports that the took the Warrenton and Waterloo pike; found the track of the enemy; thence to the salem and Waterloo road; followed its course to within 3 miles of Salem, where it changed its course, taking the Orleans road. The lieutenant reports the enemy at this point three hours advance of him; his horses much fatigued and gave up pursuit, returning by the Salem and Waterloo road. He captured 2 of Mosby's men, who he delivered to the division provost-marshal.

Most respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. P. TAYLOR,

Commanding First Brigade, Second Division, Cavalry Corps.