L. F. Ross to Special Orders, Hpqrgs. District Of West Tennessee, August 3, 1862

August 3, 1862.

August 3, 1862. Brigadier-General DAVIS, Jacinto:

The following from Major Smith, at luka,* indicates that it would be well for our troops to start there by crack of day, leaving the train to follow with a suitable guard. Let two days’ rations be cooked; ammunition in cartridge-boxes; wagons with enough to make 100 rounds. Instruct the general to inspect everything ; move with speed and circumspection, keeping his advance guard well out and good flankers on his left; not to let the head of his column enter a defile until the advance guard has gone clean through and formed on the opposite side to cover his passage against a surprise.

Brigadier-General, U. 8S. Army, Commanding.

BOLIVAR, August 3, 1862. General MOCLEENAND:

Letters dated at Tupelo, July 24, and captured by Colonel Lawler, represent the enemy leaving Tupelo and moving toward Chattanooga via Jacksonville, Ala.

L. F. ROSS, Brigadier- General.

Hpqrs. SEconD Division, DISTRICT OF JACKSON, Bolivar, Tenn., August 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. JoHn A. MCOLERNAND, Jackson: From information obtained from our scouts we are lead to believe there are no troops at present at either La Grange or Grand J unction,

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A portion of Bragg’s infantry encamped on Wolf River, and there is a rumor that they intend to move to La Grange in a day or two. Thirty of Jackson’s cavalry left La Grange on the 2d for the neighborhood of Estanaula. I shall send a force of about 40 after them to-day. I an, sir,

very respectfully,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS, Hpqrgs. DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,

No. 154. } Corinth, Miss., August 5, 1862.

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Maj. Gen. E. O. ©. Ord is hereby relieved temporarily from the command of the Second Division, Army of the Tennessee, and of the town

of Corinth.