Special Field Orders, Hpqqrs. Thirteenth Army Corps to Jno. A. Rawlins, December 25, 1862
December 25, 1862.
No. 34. Holly Springs, Miss., December 25, 1862.
The Seventh Division, left wing, Army in the Field, Brig. Gen. Quinby commanding, will proceed without delay to Memphis, Tenn., as escort to train for supplies for the army. A train of 50 wagons will be detached from each division for this purpose, besides the regimental train of the Seventh Division. The train of the right wing will be collected at Tallaloosa by 12 o’clock m. on the 26th instant, escorted by details from their respective commands to that place, detaiis to return as soon as the train is taken charge of by General Quinby. The train from the Sixth Division will move immediately west to the same point and be there at thesame time. The Seventh and Highth Divisions will receive their directions from General Quinby where they are.
The route to be taken to Memphis will be the Pigeon Roost road, leading from Tallaloosa to Memphis. The chief commissary of subsisteuce will detail a commissary of subsistence to accompany the train, and will give the proportions of each component part of the rations to be drawn.
By order of Maj. Gen. U. 8. Grant:
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, HpqQrs. THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.