The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-20
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE.
DESPATCH FROM GENUEALTuoW'


Copturc ran Entire Rebel DIyI-ion-TIis
vigorous Pursuit Of EuOOd-TmpOrtnnt
order from Hreckinridge-The Rebel
Ammunition Growing Scarcc-Buliets
Not 60 he WRstcd-Scarcity OiFOOd and
Forpgc-A CRIl for 100000 Men.
WAeuISaroN. Dec 10, 1894, 8 p. M.-Maior-Go
ucrai john A. DIX, New Nork.-Ihc following rc-
mort OF his operations on Yesterday has been ro-
ccIvcd from Major-Gonera IHoMAs:-
UrAu.oUAETms DEPARTMENT or THE CUMnEH-
LAND, MAR SPRING HILL, Tenn. Dec. IS, 1854
The enemy have been vigorously purucd to-day,
hut has studiously avoided attack by my troops
I have succeodr IN taxing a lew prisoners, some
two or three hundred but our captures arc light m
comparison with the OF the past few days
The pursuit will he continued In the morning at
rs carry an hour as the troops can march.
The following copies of orders, found in BRECK-
1NRDGE's camp in East Tennessee, are forwarded
for your information
"IIEAD-QUARrERs WEST VIRGINIA AND EAST
TENNESSEE, WYTHEvILLE, Va, Dec 2. lS6i-Gcuc-
raj Orders No. 27.-ln accordance with instructions
received from the Ordnance Department az Rich
mund that It has become OF vital Importance
to husband small arms ammunition and lead, the
following order s pubhrhcd:-All lead winch can
be cleaned from ba tle-fclds, otherwise obtained,
Will be collected by the bIipade ordnance officers,
and be SEM TO the nearest arsenal All arms TO be
relieved OF their loads Tor cleaning, the balls should
should be discharged into boxes of sand or dirt,
so that the lead may be recovered and turned into
the ordnance department. he attention Of
commanding officers is called to tho necessity OF
giving effect this order and It's rigid enforcement
is strictly enjoinod on commanding officers.
(Siguctl 'Najor-Gonorul BRECKINRDGE.
-. SToDDART JOHNSON, A. A. Gen"
"HEAD-ouARTERs DEPARTMENT OF WEST VR-
GINA AND EAST TENNESSEE Dec 2, 1sH.-CrcuIar.
--Ile attention OF commanding officers is called to
the scarcity of forage in tins Department and the
absOu ute necessity OF using economy IN ITS c0nsump
tion. Evidences OF waste have been observed here
tolore The proper officers must in all cases SUPER
intend the issue OF ioraqe, commanding officers
and every company officer must give his strict per-
sora attention. BY command of
"(SiFned Aaior-Gencral BRECKGNRIDGE.
IT II. MYERS, A A General"
l have found the railroad thus far but little dis
turbcd and my trains will be up railroad in a day
or two at the farthest The telegraph is up with me
now.
] find, upon receiving more correct reports of the
OF crations OF the 10th instant that Maor-General
Ed JoHRsoN's entire DIVISION with all the brigade
commanders, captured in the works which
were capture by assault besides destroying a
brigade OF the cnemys cavalry and capturing its
commander, Brigadicr- General RUcKER,
Among the captures made to-day are the Rebel
Bugadler-Genoral QUARLEs, wounded and num-
Der OF other Rercs, also wounded lying in the houses
by the roads de, unable to get away.
Signed, GEORGE W. THOMAS,
Major-General Commanding.
No report for to-day has reached the Department,
| except the following unofficial despach;--
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec 10, 1SGi-1 r. M-This
forenoon the rains have been heavy that little pro.
! gress has been made.
! Our cavalry skirmishod with the enemy a short
distance south of Spring Hill, finding FORREST in
command. The nver is swelling raj Idly. No intel
hgeuce from General SHERMAN has been received
to-day.
call and draft for three hundred thousand troops
TO make up the deficiency Occasoned by credits ON
the last call has been ordered by the President
EDWIN NJ, STANTON, Secretary OF War