Letter
Andrew A. Humphreys to Alexander S. Webb, March 16, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 16, 1865.
March 16, 1865—11.33 a.m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: Some deserters from Hoffman’s brigade (formerly Pegram’s), Walker’s division (formerly Pegram’s), report that General Bushrod Johnson rode along their picket-line yesterday, and that when they left camp day before yesterday it was expected their brigade would move to the intrenchments near Petersburg on the following day.
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 informs Major-General Webb that deserters report General Bushrod Johnson's presence near picket lines and an impending move of Hoffman's brigade to Petersburg intrenchments.
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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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