Letter
Alexander S. Webb to Alexander S. Webb, March 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 25, 1865.
March 25, 1865—12.10 p.m. General WEBB: I shall set out at once for your headquarters. G. K. W/ARREN], Major-General. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, March 25, 1865—7.25 p.m. (Received 7.35 p. m.) Major-General WARREN, Commanding Fifth Corps : General Meade directs that you hold Crawford and Ayres ready to help Humphreys. He is directed to call upon you for support.
. ALEX. S. WEBB,
Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: General Meade orders Major-General Warren to keep Crawford and Ayres prepared to support Humphreys, with Webb coordinating the communication between headquarters during the final stages of the Civil War.
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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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