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Kingston, Ga., July 2, 1864.

 Major  General  JAMES B. STEEDMAN,

 Chattanooga, Tenn.:

 I have relieved the troops from Tilton to this place, placing Seventeenth Iowa at Tilton, Tenth Missouri at Resaca, Fifty-sixth Illinois at Calhoun and Adairsville. Train conveying these regiments left last evening.

 JNO. E. SMITH
Brigadier-General.

HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,

Kingston, Ga., July 2, 1864.

 Lieutenant  Colonel  WILLIAM T. CLARK,

 Asst. Adjt. General , Department and Army of the Tennessee:

In compliance with orders from our headquarters, I have the honor to report my arrival at this place with my command, excepting the  Fifth Ohio Cavalry, Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and pioneer corps, who are en route for this place with the wagon train of the division, and the Twenty-sixth Missouri Infantry, who are escorting cattle from Chattanooga here. The Tenth Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry are also absent from the command, on veteran furlough,  by your order. By direction of Major-General Steedman, I have relieved the troops of Colonel  Lowe, commanding cavalry, between Tilton and this place by  placing the Seventeenth Iowa at Tilton, Tenth  Missouri at Resaca, Fifty-sixth Illinois at Calhoun and Adairsville and to-day I am relieving the troops  guarding  the Etowah River with the Third Brigade of this division. The disposal of the balance of my command will be  duly reported.

 I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

 JNO. E. SMITH,
Brigadier-General.