Jno. A. Rawlins to This gives three brigades to each of my two divisions and gives me, January 12, 1863

SPECIAL ORDERS, : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE,

January 12, 1863.

No. 12. Memphis, January 12, 1863. * * * * * * *

X. Brigadier-General Ewing’s brigade, now under orders to join the Mississippi expedition, is hereby assigned to Brig. Gen. Morgan L. Smith’s division, of the Fifteenth Army Corps, and will report accordingly.

By order of Major-General Grant:

Assistant Adjutant-General.

This gives three brigades to each of my two divisions and gives me

an effective force of 15,909 men.

Three of A. J. Smith’s boats are here, who have reported they were

epieake- to follow certain boats, one of which had been dispatched

own.

My orders state ‘”‘ Morgan’s corps will follow to some point (Napoleon) as soon as practicable.” I have not ordered in case of these boats,