Unknown to Halleok, June 21, 1862

General HALLEOK, Corinth, Miss. :

On a further examination of your dispatches I see you want our force kept as far east as possible. I will therefore have all of Hurlbut’s division here and depend on a few supplies from Corinth till the way is opened to Memphis. I will to-morrow move with my division to a point near La Fayette Station, 7 miles west of Moscow, and thence dispatch a wagon train under cavalry and infantry in for-supplies. From that point I can better push the repairs, which are represented as trivial, west of Moscow, and as soon as McPherson can promise me a train I can almost undertake to push it through. At present my repair gangs have to march from break to break. When track is down and we establish our base of supplies I can in one day march back to Junction or to such eovering point as your judgment will sanction.

W. T. SHERMAN, Major-General.

CoRINTH, Jue 21, 1862.

Yours of to-day just received. I have anticipated it as well as I could. McPherson will be able to send you two or three car-loads of provis: ions daily. Will not this do with what you have on hand and can get in the country to supply one division till the Memphis road is opened ? Of course you must move the other division where you can get supplies. You say the Memphis road will be opened by Monday; if so, you can get supplies from that place. Major reports that he has sent a large amount there. As I cannot know the condition of things as well as you do, you must exercise your own judgment; only don’t move farther east

than is absolutely necessary.