This letter was sent by Chief Quartermaster for the Army of the Cumberland, E. B. Carling, to his superior, Commmander A. J. Mackay, on May 5, 1865. The letter is a late report on the movements of the Cumberland's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Cavalry divisions through the state of Mississippi for March 1865. He reports that the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Cavalry Divisons are well and being commanded by Major General Wilson, while the 3rd is entrenched with General Sherman near Eastport, Mississippi. He reports that there has been no news from the 6th division and that the 7th division was last reported in Western Mississippi, but is not responding to telegrams or written requests for status of men.