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diness to move at a moment's warning. Instructions were likewise sent to General Armstrong, commanding the cavalry in the vicinity of the West Point Railroad, to beheld in reserve. Early the following morning, the enemy were reported by General Armstrong in large force at Fair-burn, on the West Point road. It became at once eolds's and Lewis's brigades were dispatched to Jones-boroa to co-operate with Armstrong. General Adams, at Ope-lika, was directed to guard the defences of that placeadiness to move at any moment the railroad became seriously threatened. General Armstrong was instructed to establish a line of couriers to my headquarters, in ordhis Corps in readiness to march at the word of command. Generals Jackson and Armstrong received orders to report the different positions of the corps of the enemy ahe following operations, as the last hope of holding on to Atlanta. As General Armstrong had already foreseen, a Federal corps crossed Flint river at about 6 p. m