Letter
Edward C. Ord to Lieutenant-Colonel REAp, March 16, 1865
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION,
March 16, 1865.
; March 16, 1865. (Received 6.30 p. m.) Lieutenant-Colonel REAp, Chief of Staff: The column is now moving down the New Market road. I start at
once. ROB. M. WEST, Colonel, de.
Hrs. DEPT. OF Virginia, ARMY OF THE JAMES, In the Field, March 16, 1865—10.40 a.m. COMMANDING OFFICER EASTERN DISTRICT OF Virginia, Norfolk, Va.: When Colonel Sumner reaches Norfolk with his cavalry regiment order him to come on up the river without debarking. He will prob- ably not reach Norfolk before to-morrow, and if possible he will be stopped at Fort Monroe. He had been ordered from the White House to Norfolk.
By command of Major-General Ord:
THEODORE READ,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpq@rs. DEPT, OF Virginia, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
In the Field, March 16, 1865—10.40 a. m.
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpq@rs. DEPT, OF Virginia, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
In the Field, March 16, 1865—10.40 a. m.
Colonel ROBERTS,
Commanding Fort Monroe:
Try and stop Colonel Sumner as he comes down from the York River
on transports with his regiment, and direct him to come on up theriver
Commanding Fort Monroe:
Try and stop Colonel Sumner as he comes down from the York River
on transports with his regiment, and direct him to come on up theriver
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Ord directs Lieutenant-Colonel Reap to order Colonel Sumner to avoid disembarking at Norfolk and proceed upriver, with Fort Monroe instructed to intercept and redirect Sumner's cavalry regiment.
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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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