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HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Big Shanty, Ga., June 13, 1864 - 2.35 a. m.

Major General F. P. BLAIR, Commanding Seventeenth Army Corps:

Major-General Howard reports a movement of the enemy toward our left. Have your command on the alert immediately to repel any attack, and have your pickets listen attentively. Look out for a blow on your left front. I have directed Logan to send a division of his men, in reserve, toward your left front, to be ready to assist you if required.

Yours, truly,

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General, Commanding.

BIG SHANTY, GA., June 13, 1864 - 8 p. m.

Major General F. P. BLAIR, Commanding Seventeenth Army corps:

I wish you to instruct Brigadier-General Leggett and Gresham to have their pickets especially on the alert to-night, and if they have any good scouts in their respective divisions to have them push out as far as possible and listen attentively to see if they can detect any movements of the enemy.

Yours, truly,

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General.

BIG SHANTY, GA., June 13, 1864 - 3 a. m.

Brigadier General G. M. DODGE,

Commanding Left Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps:

Major-General Howard reports a movement of the enemy toward our left. Have your command on the alert to repel any attack, and caution your pickets to listen attentively for the sign of any movement.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
Big Shanty, June 13, 1864 - 3 a. m.

Brigadier-General GARRARD, Commanding Cavalry Division:

GENERAL: Major-General Howard reports a movement of the enemy from the center toward our left. Look out for an attack, and also for an attack on our lines here about daylight. Should you hear sounds of heavy battle, move toward the firing.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General.

[Indorsement.]


HDQRS. 2nd CAV. DIV., DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
June 13, 1864.

Respectfully referred to Colonel Long, commanding Second Brigade, Second Division, who will return this paper with a report of anything he may have seen or head.

By command of Brigadier General K. Garrard:

ROBT. P. KENNEDY,

Captain and Asst. Adjt. General, U. S. Volunteers.


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