Letter
Edward C. Ord to Alexander S. Webb, March 20, 1865
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION,
March 20, 1865.
‘ March 20, 1865. Major-General WEBB: Nothing of interest has occurred on my lines since last report. H. E. DAVIES, J. R., Brigadier-General, Commanding. Wak DEPARTMENT, Washington City, March 20, 1865. Major-General ORD: Your order respecting conscripting loafers, jobbers, &c., is approved. EDWIN M. STANTON, Hpagrs. DEPT. OF Virginia, ARMY OF THE JAMES, In the Field, March 20, 1865—9.10 a.m. Brigadier-General RAWLINS, Chief of Staff, City Point: The effective strength of my cavalry is 2,678 men.
E. O. C. ORD,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General E. O. C. Ord reports stable cavalry strength and receives approval from Edwin M. Stanton to conscript idle civilians for military service in March 1865.
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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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