NASHVILLE, TENN., December 10, 1864.

Colonel JAMES GILFILLAN,

Commanding Eleventh Minnesota Infantry, Gallatin:

The Second Regiment Tennessee Cavalry* was to start from Nashville to Gallatin to-day.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

DECHERD, December 10, 1864-3 p.m.

Major-General THOMAS:

Your telegrams of the 5th and 8th to General Rousseau just received here. Wires don't work any further north. I will send to Murfreesborough by courier, and think I can get them through and back. All quiet here. No news.

WILLARD WARNER,

Colonel 180th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

CLARKSVILLE, December 10, 1864.

Brigadier-General WHIPPLE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

The flag of truce sent in to Fort Donelson on the 8th by rebel General Lyon was not to demand a surrender of the place, but the surrender of one of our men, who is charged with killing a rebel after he was captured.

A. A. SMITH,

Colonel, Commanding.

SAINT LOUIS, December 10, 1864-10 a.m.

Major General GEORGE H. THOMAS,

Nashville, Tenn.:

I am sending you for regiments of infantry, two of cavalry-infantry by rail, cavalry by water. Ordered to report to you by telegraph from Louisville and Cairo for orders.

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

NASHVILLE, December 10, 1864-3 p.m.

Major General G. M. DODGE,

Saint Louis, Mo.:

Are the two regiments of cavalry mentioned in your dispatch of 10 a.m. to-day a portion of Colonel Benteen's brigade, or independent of his command?

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

SAINT LOUIS, December 10, 1864-2 p.m.

Major-General THOMAS,

Nashville:

Do you want any batteries?

G. M. DODGE,

Major-General.

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*Mounted infantry.

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