Letter
A. H. Embler to R. 8. Fostter, March 24, 1865
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Before Richmond, March 24, 1865.
Brig. Gen. R. 8. FosTtER, Commanding First Division:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you relieve the pickets of the Independent Division after dark to-night with 7 officers and 41 non-commissioned officers and 227 privates of your command.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. H. EMBLER,
CHARLES OiTy Cross-RoapDs,
Mareh 24, 1865—11.15 a.m.
CHARLES OiTy Cross-RoapDs,
Mareh 24, 1865—11.15 a.m.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Before Richmond. Summary: A. H. Embler orders Brig. Gen. R. B. Foster to relieve the Independent Division's pickets after dark with a specified force during the Richmond campaign in March 1865.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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