John D. Stevenson to John D. Stevenson, March 19, 1865

Commanding, Summit Point:

In pursuance of orders from headquarters you will send a regiment of infantry to the fords of the Shenandoah in the vicinity of Myerstown and Kabletown, with the same instructions as given to the regiment March 15 by telegraph. The regiment will move early to-morrow morning. Acknowledge receipt, giving name of regiment and its commanding officer, and time at which they start. As soon as they return report facts by telegraph.

By order of Brevet Major-General Emory:

DUNCAN S. WALKER, Assistant Adjutant-General.

HARPER’S FERRY, W. V. A., March 19, 1865. General MorGAN, Chief of Staff:

One hundred and ninety-third Ohio arrived this morning. The agent of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has just informed me that agent at Parkersburg has notified that 8,000 troops are arriving there for this post. The pontoon will be all right for to-morrow morning. Colonel Reno has returned. The Rangers are ordered up. If the general desires his order carried out everything is in readiness. Major-General Brooke, Colonel Reno, and commanding officer of Rangers have all been notified as directed. Since receiving extract from Colonel Piper’s report I have not called on Captain Whittier for a report of cause of absence, He has been acting as provost-marshal, and I supposed Colonel Piper, in noting his absence, was not aware of that fact. I will cause proper inquiry to be made into the cause of absence. Colonel

Reno stated to me that he was absent with a view to secure the commissioning of several officers absolutely necessary to the efficiency of his command. Having received the order detaching him from my command, should not his explanation come through General Egan?

Respectfully,