Letter
Andrew A. Humphreys to James H. Webb, March 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 25, 1865.
March 25, 1865—11.15 a. m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: : . We captured a lieutenant and 16 men in the Watkins field. They belong to Davis’ brigade. Their pickets were relieved as usual this morning between 8 and 9 o’clock. One of them states Lane’s brigade came into Cooke’s place this, morning before daylight; that McComb’s brigade (formerly Archer’s) also moved toward Petersburg last night, and he thinks some troops are now in their place.
A. A. HUMPHREYS,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Humphreys reports capturing Confederate soldiers and details troop movements near Petersburg, including Lane's and McComb's brigades repositioning before dawn.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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