General Chalmers
Panola

I will not come over tomorrow. Get Thrall's Battery up and keep sharp look out. I am of the opinion the real move is in the direction of Okolona and Meridian, keep your force well in had, so as to move at once if necessary. Watch at Belmont with your battery. Send pickets to Burlingham. Your explinatin is satisfactory,

N.B. Forrest.
Major General

United States. War Dept.. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 32, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc., Book, 1891; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152633/m1/703/?q=Thrall : accessed February 04, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department, Denton, Texas.