Letter
George G. Meade to Major-General HUMPHREYS, March 16, 1865
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO,
March 16, 1865.
March 16, 1865—12 m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: The Secretary of War with a party leave City Point for these headquarters at 12 to-day. I shall propose *o him to witness a review of the Fifth Corps at 2.30 p. m. near the Cummings house. If he accedes the party will be carried there by rail. 1 shall be pleased to see you and such of your officers as you choose to bring with you either at these headquarters at 1 p. m. or on the review ground at 2.30 p. m.
GEO. G. MEADE,
Major-General.
(Same to Major-Generals Wright and Parke.)
(Same to Major-Generals Wright and Parke.)
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Meade informs Humphreys of the Secretary of War's visit and proposes a Fifth Corps review at 2:30 p.m., inviting Humphreys and officers to attend either at headquarters or the review ground.
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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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