Special Order No. 34; Headquarters Right Wing, Thirteenth Army Corps, Forest Queen, December 25th, 1862

The point of disembarkation is at the point marked "C" on the chart, up Yazoo River, on the east bank about 13 miles.

The fleet will start at 8 a.m. to-morrow, under convoy of the gunboats, keeping well closed up and prepared for any event. Two companies on each boat will be fully equipped with loaded muskets, ready to return the fire should our progress be arrested.

The third division, General G. W. Morgan, will lead and make a landing at the upper end of Johnson's farm and promptly move one brigade out toward Mrs. Lake's plantation.

The fourth division, General Steele, will follow and disembark at Johnson's farm, sending one brigade out on the Vicksburg road about two miles.

The second division, General M. L. Smith, will follow and land just below General Steele. If General M. L. Smith has not returned by the hour of starting, General Stuart will move his brigade and leave these orders for General Smith to follow.

The first division, General A. J. Smith, will then follow and disembark at a point above Bunch's sawmill.

The channel is deep and boats will keep to the left-hand bank, leaving the gunboats the right-hand bank.

The ammunition boat and two of the commissary boats will remain near the gunboat, which will stay where the gunboat fleet now lies.

After the boats are made secure, well apart, working parties will be set to work to unload the regimental wagons the artillery and cavalry horses, and all things necessary for five days' operations.

All surplus articles which cannot be transported in the regimental train will remain on board until further orders.

By order of Major-General W. T. Sherman

J. H. Hammond

Assistant Adjutant-General

• First Division, General A. J. Smith:
  • Des Arc, division Headquarters
  • Metropolitan, 60th Indiana Volunteers
  • J. H. Dickey, 23d Wisconsin Volunteers
  • J. C. Snow, 16th Indiana Volunteers, First Brigade Headquarters.
  • Hiawatha, 96th Ohio Volunteers, section of battery.
  • J. S. Pringle, 67th Indiana Volunteers
  • J. W. Cheeseman, jr., 19th Kentucky Volunteers
  • Robert Campbell, jr., 97th Illinois Volunteers
  • Duke of Argyle, 77th Illinois Volunteers
  • City of Alton, 108th and 48th Ohio Volunteers, headquarters Second Brigade.
  • City of Louisiana, Mercantile Battery
  • Iowa, 131st Illinois Volunteers
  • Ohio Belle, Co. C. 4th Indiana Cavalry, 2 companies 23d Wisconsin.
  • Citizen, 83d Ohio [or Indiana ?] Volunteers, less two companies.
  • Champion, commissary boat.
  • General Anderson, ordnance boat.