HDQRS. CHIEF OF CAVALRY, DEPT. OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Near Atlanta, Ga., August 17, 1864.
Brigadier General Brigadier General Kenner Garrard,
Commanding Second Division Cavalry:
I am directed by the general commanding to say that you will have one of your brigades ready to make a demonstration, without risking battle, on our left. You will also have the effective force of two brigades, under command of Colonel Long, ready to move to-night by moonlight, via Pace’s Ferry and Sandtown bridge, to Sandtown.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, &c.,
DAVID F. HOW,
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.