Letter
Godfrey Weitzel to Theo. Read, March 17, 1865
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 17, 1865.
March 17, 1865. (Sent 8.55 p. m.) Col. THEO. READ, Assistant Adjutant-General : During the last hour several explosions have been heard in the direction of Fort Darling. G. WEITZEL, Major-General. Marcu 17, 1865—9.25 p. m. Col. T. READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: Another gun or explosion has just been heard in the direction of Richmond. This is the fifth or sixth heard since the last one and a half hours.
G. WEITZEL,
Major-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Weitzel reports multiple explosions near Fort Darling and Richmond, indicating ongoing military activity on March 17, 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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