Letter
Fred. T. Locke to Brevet Major-General GRIFFIN, March 21, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 21, 1865.
March 21, 1865. Brevet Major-General GRIFFIN,
Commanding First Division :
GENERAL: In reply to your letter of this p.m. I am instructed by the major-general commanding to say that you can post a force of 200 at the bridge-head at Hatcher’s Run, instead of 300 as previously ordered. This force to be in addition to that you have on picket.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
FRED. T. LOCKE,
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS Ninta ARMY CORPS,
March 21, 1865.
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS Ninta ARMY CORPS,
March 21, 1865.
Major-General WEBB,
Ohief of Staff:
_ The enemy opened up yesterday afternoon with the columbiad upon
the Avery house, and kept up a persistent fire until dark. Our batteries did not reply for some time, but as soon as they opened the enemy
Ohief of Staff:
_ The enemy opened up yesterday afternoon with the columbiad upon
the Avery house, and kept up a persistent fire until dark. Our batteries did not reply for some time, but as soon as they opened the enemy
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Fred T. Locke informs Brevet Major-General Griffin that only 200 troops, instead of 300, should be posted at Hatcher's Run bridge-head in addition to existing pickets during the 1865 campaign.
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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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