William S. Rosecrans to Lieutenant-Colonel BINMORE, August 21, 1863

Lieutenant-Colonel BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General : My command will be at White’s Station to-night. We are just reaching this place now. JAS. M. TRUE, Colonel, Commanding Brigade. SAULSBURY, August 21, 1863. A small squad of the Ninth came in here this morning with dispatches to you that the forces from this road captured Granada with Col. J. C. KEtton, (Received 11.35 p. m.) Assistant Adjutant-General : Crittenden is on the Sequatchie. Two divisions of Thomas’ corps near Battle Creek. Minty’s cavalry had a fight with Dibrell’s briCaae XLN J CORRESPONDENCE, ETC,—UNION. gade, of Forrest’s, at Sparta, on Monday night ; whipped and drove them to Yankeetown and Kingston. We lost 15 wounded. Van Cleve’s division and the cavalry reached Pikeville the evening of the 19th. Pa.mer, with a brigade and Wilder’s cavalry left the valley yesterday morning for a reconnaissance on the Tennessee, from Harrison’s to Chattanooga and above. I have reconnoitered the river below Bridgeport. It is a formidable obstacle, from 500 to 800 yards wide. Pontoons are coming. I think we shall maneuver to cross where they do not expect us,*

W. S. ROSECRANS,