Mower and Wilson have arrived, and are on their way to join you.

I hope you will adopt Grant's idea of turning Wilson loose, rather than undertake the plan of a march with the whole force through Georgia to the sea, inasmuch as General Grant cannot cooperate with you as at first arranged.
GEORGE H.

THOMAS, Major-General.
So it is clear that at that date neither General Grant nor General Thomas heartily favored my proposed plan of campaign.

On the same day, I wrote to General Schofield at Chattanooga: Hood is not at Dear Head Cove.

We occupy Ship's Gap and Lafayette.
Hood is moving south via Summerville, Alpine, and Gadsden.