Unknown to Henry W. Halleck, June 29, 1862

General HALLECK, Corinth, Miss. : One of my most sucessful scouts, Sergeant Gould, was in Holly Springs five days ago, and he reported one regiment of cavalry and 4,000 infantry in Holly Springs. He saw them and their tents and was certain Breckinridge was there. I will leave one regiment at the Junction, one at La Grange, and one here, each with a section of artillery, and with the effective force of the remaining regiments I will move on Holly Springs to-morrow afternoon, 80 as to reach it Tuesday morning. I have to send a wagon train into Memphis, which I will do by the back road, viz, one leading to the Stage road, which keeps on the north side of Wolf River and enters by Raleigh. I suppose Grant has taken measures to cover his end of the road. I protect it from the Junction to La Fayette. By advancing my whole force south I do not uncover the road. No trains have ever reached me from any quarter. W. T. SUERMAN, Major-General. P. S.—To protect this section of the road a large and efficient cavalry force will be indispensable. There is plenty of forage. Mine and Hurlbut’s forces of cavalry are insignificant and are hardly enough for picket duty. 4 RB R—VOL XVII PTO LA GRANGE, TENN., June 29, 1862. Quite a number of irregular cavalry are reported to me as being on the North Fork of Wolf River, 14 miles north of the railroad, and northwest of Cromwell’s Station, at McCown’s Mill. They are within 4 miles of Moscow, and captured 2 of your men yesterday. They were seen yesterday evening by two boys, children of Mr. Woolley, who brings me the information. They have probably come over Ammon’s Bridge, and are either waiting for wagon trains or moving across toward the Bolivar Railroad. My wagon train has four companies of infantry as guard, and I have 40 cavalry with forage train on the Somerville road. I cannot state the number they may have nor can I send after them, as my cavalry is all on duty elsewhere. [S. A. HURLBUT,] Brigadier-General.

Hpqes. FIFTH DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,