, 1864-05-05
GEN. uCR1BCT%s FAREWELL ORDER,
HEADQUARTERS 1fTu ARuF Conrs.
CA1Ro, ILL.,, May 2, ISL


" Ac Lultc1 otaies mas tAls 0a5 rclteTed Fe from
Ing from body Of officers and men VII. m ha
SO long commanded, it would be improper IN i In
h II sngs 4gst1 ad .I ae
corps bore upon its rolls 5000 men. From. Ii
she seescss 70
other commander and In other organizations b. ye
b:c9re hisos,c With The remainder tho lne Of
Of the Tennessee Ohio and Mississippi rivers froal
ssssssfay nssnf The s1E ssEs and u
co-opcratcd with Mai Gtn Stn rman in bis sayaace
in October to relieve Chattanooga and koo1-
vile and now holds the n ,ht f.nk Of the active
participated in tic march to Mcridian, and under
tie able direction Of Brig Gen. a. J. Smith rolled
back the tide Of disastrous battle on Red River. 1t
and their commands ii. parts Of thls corps. Nor
do forget to gire credit t. detachment from the
18th army corps. Which marched and fought as
the credits due to the 10th army corps, that It iur
n;sl ed to Maj. Gen. ". T. Sherman, then COM
n,anting the 18th corps, so Wagons and teams aud
lis march from Corin:h to Chastanoosa and from
Chattanooga to Knoxville could not have been
made In the time necessary fos the relief Of those
points.
Kcduced by these heavy drafts the slender
rttidEo OF the 1G,h arny corp WAS, notwitastand-
Ing expected 10 cover be line OF the cd district OF
dpois ssS s Msps 1da to hold
The cavalry division reduced by exposure and
duty-uor the record shows constant and d1shine
orkehy fur1oush Of veteran regiments aud ab-
eolute want Of horses to comparative fnetlcieacy,
ard infantry not more than sufficient for garrison
duty, rendered this command unequal to the task
assigned it. They have lost no honor By not per-
forming ,npossitittcs, Every day now brfnss
sou additional strength, and soon the day will
come when you will reckon with the en- eny for
tlis long enforced delay,
that day Of reckoning comes trust you may be
led BY better officer, but ehall rs|o'ce IN four
ever the same number Of troops can perform I
htg Of you all to rememb Der, that whatever msy
h4ppen to individuals, whether OF praise or b]ane
Of promotion or apparent censure. onr cause sur
yves prectocs as ever, the nation remains, eadE-
IN officer swervc from the plain path OF h,s man.
owes eS % t. the eountfy, Of Whch ali Officers Of al al
Gad he VA dfzt. czneh ont ths rebellion. and We
s1a a haze 'sss ms 95 Sssia sa o s 81
Sander !: to Fl e1Bffsd Befo~ III I'll Mse se sas
h and do qSt
ctrnmon fate; bGt when al these have done their
wort, know that slow but inevitable truth
will oseEtase them aad that Justice will as last be
the administration Of my widely scattered COM
mand, ! confess ms5elf Largely indebted to the
corps stah officers, ind to the PROMPT aad anyarS-
COMMANDERS. These pleasant relations are now
broken mp. but their efficiency remains, far snch
oficer a. the COMMANDMENT. Chief may put in my
patience and fill ,sith punctualsty whstsoesef
NAV &c ORDERED Officers and men OF the 16th
Army co,5es, bid sou al ai1setionsse farewell
{StGnedl $. a. 1uH1Bur,
Aa}or General q. s.V,
CMEo May 4.-Litt1e Rock adyices Of the ait1,
nluEo give information Of a fight At Jacksonport
o. the Thqrsd9, previous, between oar cavalry aud
With him. As usual, he made dash for this place
End rs scoa a. he was fired upon took to his heels
Our loss vas two wounded: We picked up ten
dead rebels and eight wounded prisoners they had
1t the fight at Augusta, on White river, thirteen
| more dead rebels hare been found in the woods,
tircc we have had to bnsr for that fight. Colonel
Love. rebel from Missouri. vas among the Killed
| at 1he last FIGHT at Jacksonport*
nj liz rrerEilas IN The vicinity OF Plnc BlnE and
Killed their leader, the notorious wild Jim" OF
Memphis. Three balls pierced hin q q the same
| moment, and literally took his head o.
From the Cairo News. ~
;rneral B,aym.n. on Thursday last, tesned an
order prohibiting the transportation OF mail matter
| INTO any part OF Kentucky OF Tennessee in this
District not occupied by Cnion troops. lAls Is
icnc aco, For fnly sear past the naal has been
~ tret mcfps OF Communication between t1e reb'
e. South and their aiters and sgmpathizcrs i9 the
Softb. Thc,r spies in this city AID 1tasr plaSsa
could with impunlty ioEwa!d az ns Ee He
ma{ls proving ample security against all attonpte
at objection. The 1ctns must be drawn tighter with
the rcbels they must be made to ~ ;hat tae{ A. A.
Echis which they formerly euj'yed Wherever
| tEcy baye the power, Union men are mado to SUI
fer. Western Kentucky is ruled with roo q iroo
TIE rebels boast that not Union vote ehal 6e CAL
IN The 1et District, the next election outside tnt
Federal lines, and that they viii Send Coppefhcao
in nAudersons place, to represent them In tho ne1