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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865—7.25 a.m. Major-General PARKE, Commanding Ninth Army Corps: I ordered out a reconnaissance some time ago. Shall I drive in the…
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865. Brigadier-General PATRICK, Provost-Marshal-General, Armies operating against Richmond, City Point: GENERAL: Continual arrivals of prisoners have swelled the number forwarded to…
OFFICE OF PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, March 25, 1865. March 25, 1865. Brigadier-General PATRICK, City Point: There are now about 300 more prisoners that will be sent down in the morning. Total so…
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…
Ciry Point Ciry Point, March 25, 1865. Colonel RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: Let the two leading divisions of Fifth Corps move on until halted by General Parke. ALEX. S. WEBB, Brevet…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, March 25, 1865—8 p.m.. To the PRESIDENT: Your telegram and Parke’s report* of the “scrimmage” this morning are received. The rebel rooster looks a little the…
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, March 24, 1865. In conformity with the wish expressed in your telegram of yesterday, I have the honor to inclose herewith statements of the strength and…
FIELD ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 24, 1865. No. 26. White House, Va., March 24, 1865. The command will march promptly at 6 a. m. to-morrow in the following order, viz:…
Before Richmond, Va. Before Richmond, Va., March 24, 1865. Capt. D. L. NoGGLE, Commanding Fourth Wisconsin Battery. Caprain: You will have your battery in readiness to march at 5 a.…
Before Richmond, Va. Before Richmond, Va., March 24, 1865. Colonel WEST, Commanding Brigade, Cavalry Division: You will have your command in readiness to march at 5 a. m. to-morrow, the…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 24, 1865. I have relieved the picket-line with men from the First New York Mounted Rifles. The infantry reported here a few moments since. I directed them…
HEADQUARTERS OAVALRY, March 24, 1865. March 24, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonel READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: Has the general commanding any further instructions to give me with regard to the cavalry expedition other than…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, Before Richmond, March 24, 1865. Brig. Gen. R. 8. FosTtER, Commanding First Division: GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you relieve the pickets of the Independent…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, March 24, 1865. ; March 24, 1865. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point: I received information to-day that a staff officer of C. M. Wilcox was in High…
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, March 24, 1865. ARMIES OPERATING AGAINST Richmond, V. A., City Point, March 24, 1865. Major-General ORD, Commanding Army of the James: GENERAL: We have news from…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 24, 1865. March 24, 1865—4 p.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Powt: I have ordered General Turner’s division, the canvas pontoon train, and cavalry out to-morrow…
City Point, V. A. City Point, V. A., March 24, 1865. Maj. Gen. E. O. C. ORD, Commanding Army of the James: A dispatch from General Sheridan of Tuesday said…
Before Richmond, Va. Before Richmond, Va., March 24, 1865. Lieut. Gen. U. S. GRAN’, City Point: GENERAL: Shall I send out the division, some cavalry, and pontoons to-morrow to meet…
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, March 24, 1865. March 24, 1865. (Received 9.30 a. mn.) Bvt. Maj. Gen. A. S. WEBB, Chief of Staff : Nothing new to report along our…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 24, 1865. March 24, 1865. (Received 10.35 a. m.) Col. G. D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to report that nothing of impurtance…