J. Spreadbury, March 22, 1865
No. 21. ; White House, Va., March 22, 1865.
I. The commanding officer of the First Cavalry Division will at once send 200 dismounted and unarmed men, and the commanding officer of the Third Division 100 dismounted and unarmed men, to be shipped from the landin~ to Remount Camp, Pleasant Valley. These men will be organized under a proper number of commissioned and non-commissioned officers, who will, while on the voyage, make out nominal lists of the men with them, sending a copy.to the division commanders after arrival at Pleasant Valley. The men will go supplied with three days’ rations. The commanding officers will apply to Captain Brown, chief quartermaster, for transportation.
I. I. The commanding officer of the Third Division will send 200 disabled horses to the landing immediately, to be shipped to Giesborough Point for recruitment. Five men (dismounted), with a non-commissioned officer, must accompany each boat-load of these disabled horses. Lists of all men sent from the command at this point must be preserved.
By command of Brevet Major-General Merritt:
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
FIELD bee HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY,
No. 22. White House, Va., March 22, 1865.
disabled horses remaining with the command after the shipments of
this date are made. This report is required to ascertain the amount
of transportation needed to ship all the unserviceable horses of the