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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS, Near Brown's Mill Creek, June 3, 1864-12 p.m.General NEWTON,
Commanding Second Division:Your note, just received, will be forwarded to department headquarters.
It was General Thomas' original order that you should relieve the whole of General Stanley's division, but I had it charged to relieve only part.
As soon as General Blair's command arrives at Allatoona, all of the troops on the other side of the creek will be relieved. This will be in about two days; it is hoped not longer.
By order of Major-General Howard:
J. S. FULLERTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
P. S.- The general commanding has to extend his front so as to embrace General Davis' line.
J. S. FULLERTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS, Near Brown's Mill Creek, June 3, 1864-9 p.m.Brigadier-General WOOD,
Commanding Third Division:In accordance with instructions just received from headquarters Army of the Cumberland, you will relieve one-half of General Davis' division, the left half, at sunrise to-morrow morning, June 4, continuing to hold your present line and thinning out your force to one line in that part of your position which you deem the strongest.
By order of Major-General Howard:
J. S. FULLERTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, Brown's Mill, Ga., June 3, 1864.Major General J. M. PALMER,
Commanding Fourteenth Army Corps:GENERAL: The major-general commanding has ordered General Howard to relieve the division of General Davis in its present position. Upon its being relieved, he directs that you send one brigade to the left of General Baird's division,and, post the other two upon the hill first occupied by General Stoneman's cavalry.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM. D. WHIPPPLE,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS, Near Pickett's Mill Creek, Ga., June 3, 1864-6.15 p.m.Brigadier-General WHIPPLE,
Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: I have the honor to report that Butterfield's division is encamped on the Dallas and Acworth road, at the junction of all the
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