LEXINGTON, May 5, 1864.

Colonel G. W. GALLUP,

Louisa:

Send expedition in direction of Trout Hill and Barboursville, Va. ; 400 mounted men will be sufficient. Instruct them to ascertain rebel strength on your flank and east of your post. Collect good supplies, subsistence and forage, at Louisa; we will have use for it. Keep posted, and advise me of rebel movements in Eastern Kentucky and Western Virginia.

E. H. HOBSON,

Brigadier-General.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
In the Field, Ringgold, Ga., May 6, 1864-3 p. m.

COMMANDING OFFICER,

Cairo, Ill.:

Has General Blair gone up the Tennessee River; if so, how many men has he?

W. T. SHERMAN,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS POST OF CAIRO,
Cairo, May 6, 1864.

Major General W. T. SHERMAN,

Ringgold, Ga.:

Major-General Blair has not yet started up the Tennessee. A part of his force has gone-about 6,000 men.

JNO I. RINAKER,

Colonel, Commanding Post.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., May 6, 1864.

(Via Cairo, Ill., 11 a. m. 8th. Received 2 p. m.)

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

The Ninth Iowa Cavalry, 1,000 strong, fully mounted, armed, and equipped, have been six months at Benton Barracks, doing nothing. I request that they may be sent here.

C. C. WASHBURN,

Major-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Memphis, Tenn., May 6, 1864.

Lieutenant-Colonel CALDWELL,

THIRD Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers:

COLONEL: You will immediately organize a force of 250 men mounted and armed, with five days' rations, to be ready to move at daylight to-morrow morning. Let the commanding officer of the force report at these headquarters this afternoon for instructions.

B. H. GRIERSON,

Brigadier-General.

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