HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF EAST TENNESSEE,
Knoxville, August 17, 1862.

Brigadier General THOMAS JORDAN,

Chief of Staff, Chattanooga, Tenn.:

The lists of Federal prisoners were forwarded by Major Clay to General Winder, Richmond. Will send by mail the few names we have.

J. F. BELTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF EAST TENNESSEE,
Knoxville, August 17, 1862.

Brigadier General THOMAS JORDAN,

Chief of Staff, Chattanooga, Tenn.

GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose all the papers* relating to the Federal prisoners that can be found in this office. The lists sent here have been merely the signatures of the prisoners, which owing to their illegibility it was impossible to transcribe correctly and they were sent to General Winder as received.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. F. BELTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Numbers 2, Numbers 155.
Chattanooga, August 17, 1862.

I. All exchanged prisoners will be restored to their old companies and regiments, which will be reorganized and distributed as soon as practicable as follows: One-third will be sent to Chattanooga, Tenn. ; one-third to Tupelo, Miss., and one-third to such points as Major-General Van Dorn may designate. Kentuckians and Tennesseeans as a general rule will be sent to Chattanooga.

II. Regiments enlisted for twelve months will be reorganized under the provisions of the "Act to provide for the public defense," approved April 16, 1862, as soon as they can be brought together. During the impending campaign men properly belonging to these regiments cannot be restored to them but it will be done as soon as the exigencies of the service shall permit in all cases where it is the desire of the men.

III. Fourloughs cannot be granted at this time. Pay-rolls will be prepared as soon as possible and the proper officers of the quartermaster's department will provide means for the prompt payment and comfortable clothing of all exchanged and paroled men of our service.

IV. Brigadier-General Tilghman will have the military command of the camps of rendezvous and instruction for exchanged and paroled men of this department.

V. Brigadier General Thomas Jordan, chief of staff, is charged with the responsible duty of supervision of the exchange of men, their reorganization into regiments and assignments of regiments to their several commands, indicated hereinbefore, and in the discharge of his duties is authorized to issue all necessary orders in the name of the commander of the department.

VI. When all prisoners of war of the enemy and exchanged and paroled men of our Army shall have been disposed of Brigadier-General Tilghman will report for duty to Major-General Van Dorn.

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*Not found.

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