K. O. C. Ord to Alexander S. Webb, March 19, 1865

March 19, 1865. Major-General WEBB: : ‘ Nothing of interest has occurred on my lines during past twenty-four ours. H. E, DAVIES, J. R., Brigadier-General, Commanding. ast poe ARMY OF THE JAMES, arch 19, 1865. i : -m. Hones ee c , 1865. (Received 2.40 p. m.) At Corinth, when I commanded under General Grant, in 1862, that place was being over-run with cotton-buyers, speculators, whisky-sellers, and refugees from draft at the North. I ordered a draft and put some of these vagabonds in the ranks; the result was a stampede of them by every outlet. I have ordered the same remedy at Norfolk, approved by General Grant, but the provost-marshal-general may not understand it and think I am interfering with his prerogatives, or Governor Peirpoint may interpose to appease the population. I do not propose to draft outside of infested localities, such as Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Hampton.

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