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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—11.50 p.m. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: I received orders directing Colonel West to withdraw his command. Have countermanded the order…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—8.25 a. m. Captain WHIPPLE, Send out along the lines of vedettes and direct a very close watch of the roads and enemy’s…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—7.15 p.m. General HARTSUFF: Cobb’s Hill signal officer reported at 3 p.m. that the enemy had placed double the usual number of pickets…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. No. 32. Before Richmond, Va., March 18, 1865. By authority of the major-general commanding the Army of the James, the…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. – (Received 2.45 p. m.) Major-General ORD, Commanding: A deserter has just come in who says that our review yesterday caused…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 18, 1865. ; March 18, 1865—9 p.m. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point: To keep the cavalry and infantry between Bottom’s and White Oak Bridges exposes…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. (Received 5 p. m.) Brigadier-General RAWLINS, Chief of Staff, City Point: Thirty-six deserters have been received into our lines…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—10 a. m. Brevet Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: Two scouts from General Sheridan have just,come in. They left Sheridan’s army…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General : Ihave the honor to report all quiet on this front during the past…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—10.385 a. m. Col. GEoRGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: Seventeen deserters came in last night—ten from Cooke’s brigade, four from Gracie’s…
City Point, V. A. City Point, V. A., March 18, 1865. Hon. C. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War: Dispatches from White House up to 12 m. announce the arrival…
HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp Sheridan, Va., March 17, 1865. Brevet Major-General EMORY, or Brevet Brigadier-General MORGAN, Chief of Staff, Winchester, Va. : The following telegram just received from General…
HEADQUARTERS SEPARATE BRIGADE, Fairfax Court-House, Va., March 17, 1865. Colonel WELLS, Provost-Marshal-General, Alexandria: CoLONEL: Your telegram received. The line notified. We are ready for a free fight. W. GAMBLE, Colonel,…
ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA, March 17, 1865. Colonel TAYLOR: COLONEL: We have information that about 170 rebel cavalry intend making a raid into Fairfax County to-night. They will come from Prince William…
FIELD ORDERS, ! : HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 17, 1865. No. 14. King William Court-House, March 17, 1865. if, The command will march to-morrow at 6 a. m. in the following…
City Point City Point, March 17, 1865. Chief Quartermaster, Fort Monroe: Please send the plank to plank the railroad bridge required by Colonel Babcock to White House with all possible…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865. (Received 7.40 p. m.) Brigadier-General TURNER: The following dispatch just received from Colonel West and respectfully transmitted for consideration of the…
Before Richmond, Va. Before Richmond, Va., March 17, 1865. Col. R. M. WEsv, Commanding Cavalry Division : COLONEL: You can carry out your plan proposed of crossing the White Oak…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, Near White Oak Bridge, March 17, 1865—4 a. m.. Lieutenant-Colonel READ, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the James: One brigade of this command (Evans’) has just returned to…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865. (Sent 8.55 p. m.) Col. THEO. READ, Assistant Adjutant-General : During the last hour several explosions have been heard in…