The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 595
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.
SPECIAL ORDERS, ( HDQRS. 1ST DIV., FORREST'S CAV. DEPT.,
No. 55. .Verona, Miss., May 12, 1864.
I. Lieut. Col. N. Wickliffe, Provisional Army, C. S., having reported
at these headquarters, in obedience to orders from department head-
quarters, is assigned temporarily to the command of the Fifth Regi-
ment Mississippi Cavalry, and will report to Colonel McCulloch, com-
manding Second Brigade, for duty.
By order of Brigadier-General Chalmers:
W. A. GOODMAN,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
DEMOPOLIS, ALL., May 13, 1864.
Col. J. GORGAS,
Chief of Ordnance, Richmond, Va.:
Forrest has 2,000 new men to arm. The State troops, jusktransferred,
need 1,000 arms. Pillow's brigade, just organized, needs 1,200 arms.
Cannot the arms be furnished at once from those belonging to Trans-
Mississippi Department, as recent captures will supply General Smith
Answer.
S. 1). LEE,
Major-General, Commanding Department.
TUPELO, MISS., May 13, 1864.
Maj. Gen. S. D. LEE:
Scouts report one load troops passed Austin on 7tllh, upward bound.
Hurst's men at Commerce burning and stealing.
N. B. FORREST,
Major- General.
TUPELO, MISS., May 13, 1864.
Maj. Gen. S. D. LEE:
Following just received:
NEAR MEMPIIIS, May 13, 1864.
(Via Holly Springs.)
Federals all returned to Memphis and vicinity; four regiments at White's Sta-
tion. Good many Red River troops landing at Memphis. Lines closed permanently
after the 15th. Two furloughed regiments, Second Iowa and Third Michigan, have
returned to Memphis considerably recruited. Still impressing horses in Memphis.
SAML. CARTER,
Henderson Scouts.
N. B. FORREST,
Major- General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS FORREST'S CAVALRY,
No. 55. Tupelo, Miss., May 13, 1864.
V. Paragraph I, Special Orders, No. 54, assigning Morton's and Rice's
batteries and Thrall's and Hudson's batteries to the two divisions of this
corps of the army, is revoked. The four batteries named are hereby595
CAP. LI.]
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 39, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., book, 1892; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154636/m1/595/?q=Thrall: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.