Letter
Andrew A. Humphreys to George G. Meade, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS NINTH CORPS,
July 30, 1864.
July 30, 1864—9 a. m. General MEADE: Many of the Ninth and EHighteenth Corps are retiring before the enemy. I think now is the time to put in the Fifth Corps promptly. A. E. BURNSIDE, Major-General. 12. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, July 30, 1864—9.30 a. m. Major-General BURNSIDE, Commanding Ninth Corps : The major-general commanding has heard that the result of your attack has been a repulse, and directs that, if in your judgment nothing further can be effected, you withdraw to your own line, taking every precaution to get the men back safely. A. A. HUMPHREYS, Major-General and Chief of Staff. General Ord will do the same.
A. A. HUMPHREYS,
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Humphreys instructs General Meade to withdraw Ninth and Eighteenth Corps safely if further attacks are futile, while suggesting prompt deployment of the Fifth Corps during ongoing 1864 battle operations.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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