Letter
O. E. Babcock to Henry W. Benham, March 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
City Point, Va., March 25, 1865.
Brig. Gen. H. W. BENHAM, Commanding Defenses of City Point:
The lieutenant-general directs that the bridge at Deep Bottom be dropped down to the position where Hancock crossed last summer, as we agreed this evening. A tug has been ordered to report at Strang’s wharf for you, and will be in readiness. The general will be pleased to have the bridge in at daylight or as near then as possible.
Very truly,
your obedient servant,
O. E. BABCOCK,
Lieuthrant-Colonel and Aide-de-Camp.
[Indorsement. For Captain Lubey to read. I have promised that the bridge will
be ready at the time required.
Lieuthrant-Colonel and Aide-de-Camp.
[Indorsement. For Captain Lubey to read. I have promised that the bridge will
be ready at the time required.
H. W. B ENHAM .
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
March 25, 1865—6.15 p.m.
Brevet Brigadier-General COLLIs,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
March 25, 1865—6.15 p.m.
Brevet Brigadier-General COLLIs,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: City Point, Va.. Summary: O. E. Babcock instructs Brig. Gen. H. W. Benham to position the Deep Bottom bridge at Hancock's previous crossing by daylight, coordinating tug support for timely installation during the Civil War.
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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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