Letter
Fred. T. Locke to Brevet Major-General CRAWFORD, January 1, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
Mareh 23, 1865.
Mareh 23, 1865. Brevet Major-General CRAWFORD, Commanding Third Division :
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you send General Baxter’s brigade to reportat once to Major-General Humphreys, commanding Second Army Corps, for temporary duty while that corps turns out on review. The men will be fully equipped with boxes full of ammunition. The brigade commander will report at General Humphreys’ headquarters and receive from him instructions where to post his men.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
FRED. T. LOCKE,
Brevet Colonel ana Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS SixTH ARMY CORPS,
March 23, 1865.
Brevet Colonel ana Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS SixTH ARMY CORPS,
March 23, 1865.
Colonel RUGGLES:
I have the honor to report that nothing of importance has transpired
on the lines of this corps during the past twenty-four hours.
I have the honor to report that nothing of importance has transpired
on the lines of this corps during the past twenty-four hours.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Fred T. Locke orders General Crawford to immediately send General Baxter's fully equipped brigade to assist Major-General Humphreys' Second Army Corps during a review, with instructions to report for deployment.
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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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