Letter
Gouverneur K. Warren to Major-General WARREN, March 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 25, 1865.
March 25, 1865—7.15 a.m. (Received 7.25 a. m.) Major-General WARREN:
My corps is ready to move; no orders yet. Have sent out reconnaissance to see the condition of the lines in my front. Wright informs me he has sent his First Division to General Parke. So far as I can learn the enemy has not yet debouched upon the plain in rear of Fort Stedman.
A. A. H[UMPHREYS], Major-General.
General HUMPHREYS.
I have orders to send you Generals Ayres’ and Crawford’s divisions to support you if needed. General Ayres is back in his camp now. What is the state of affairs on your front?
Respectfully,
G. K. WARREN,
Major-General of Volunteers.
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134 N. AND S. E. V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Cuar, LVI.
Major-General of Volunteers.
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134 N. AND S. E. V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Cuar, LVI.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: G. K. Warren informs Major-General Humphreys of his corps' readiness to move, requests an update on the front lines, and offers additional divisions for support during the March 1865 operations near Fort Stedman.
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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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