Order
Ulysses S. Grant to Edward C. Ord, March 22, 1865
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
March 22, 1865.
No. 57. City Point, Va., March 22, 1865.
I. V. The Twenty-eighth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops is relieved from duty at City Point, and will proceed without delay to Varina Landing and report to Maj. Gen. E. O. C. Ord, commanding Department of Virginia, for orders. The quartermaster’s department will furnish necessary transportation.
By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:
T. 8S. BOWERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Lieutenant-General Grant orders the 28th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops to leave City Point immediately for Varina Landing to report to Major General Ord for further instructions.
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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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