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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865. General WEBB, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Army of the Potomac: Nothing of importance has occurred on my line. A scouting party…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to report all quiet on this front during the past…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 17, 1865. March 17, 1865—9 p.m. Brevet Brigadier-General SHARPE: Refugees from Richmond who came into our lines to-day report that Sheridan had a fight…
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Brevet Major-General TORBERT, Chief of Cavalry : GENERAL: The major-general commanding desires you to send to-night a scouting party up…
WINCHESTER, V. A. WINCHESTER, V. A., March 16, 1865. (Received 12 m.) Maj. Gen. C. C. AUGUR, Commanding Department of Washington : Colonel Thompson, First New Hampshire Cavalry, with about…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. General CUSTER: It is important that the force ordered to Hanovertown Ferry in verbal message by Captain Cooley, aide-de-camp, make the reconnaissance…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, Mangohick Ohurch, Va., March 16, 1865. Brevet Major-General CUSTER, Commanding Third Cavalry Division : GENERAL: You will detail fifty picked men and horses, with one…
FIELD ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 16, 1865. No. 13. , Mangohick Church, March 16, 1865. J, The command will move to-morrow at 6 a. m. to Aylett’s Station, in the…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 16, 1865. ; March 16, 1865. (Received 6.30 p. m.) Lieutenant-Colonel REAp, Chief of Staff: The column is now moving down the New Market road. I…
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, City Point, Va., March 16, 1865. Major-General ORD, Army of the James: Secretary Stanton is here. JNO. A. RAWLINS, Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—8.30 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point: The Blackwater, a branch of the Chowan, I am informed cannot be forded except…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Army of the Potomac:Nothing worthy of mention has occurred on my…
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Major-General PARKE: Have seen General Hartranft and sent to General Willcox. General Hartranft thinks the disturbance in the enemy’s lines…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. (Received 11.15 a. m.) Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to report that nothing of importance…
GENERAL ORDERS,) HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. The corps will be formed for review on the ground near Humphreys’ Station, leaving camp at 1 p. m., or as…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, ‘Assistant Adjutant-General: Three deserters have just arrived—one Forty ninth Virginia Infantry, and two Fifty-eighth Virginia Infantry,…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General : I have the honor to report all quiet on this front during the…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—10 p. m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: We have a deserter from Wallace’s brigade, of Bushrod…
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—12 m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: The Secretary of War with a party leave City Point for these headquarters at 12 to-day.…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—11.33 a.m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: Some deserters from Hoffman’s brigade (formerly Pegram’s), Walker’s division (formerly Pegram’s), report that General…