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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865. Major-General WEBB: Nothing new to report. JNO. G. PARKE, Major-General. HpqQrs. ARTILLERY BRIGADE, NINTH ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. Bvt.…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865—10.20 p. m. Brevet Major-General WEBB: Deserters from Scales’ brigade report a rumor in their camp to-day that Raleigh is in…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865. Colonel RUGGLES: I have the honor to report that nothing of importance has transpired on the lines of this corps…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865—4 p.m. Brevet Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: General Crawford has just sent the following. I send it to you for…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865—9.55 a.m. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLEs, Assistant Adjutant-General : Four deserters came in last night. A. A. HUMPHREYS, Major-General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS…
HEADQUARTERS, March 19, 1865. March 19, 1865—1.20 p.m. Brevet Brigadier-General SHARPE: Yesterday Pickett’s division returned from near Hanover, crossed the Mechanicsville bridge, marched toward Richmond to just through the second…
Crry Port, V. A. Crry Port, V. A., March 19, 1865. Hon. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State: With this I have the honor of forwarding to you specimens of…
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. General J. D. STEVENSON, Harper’s Ferry: By what authority is Colonel Reno absent? The movement vontemplated is necessarily suspended. Have…
WINCHESTER, V. A. WINCHESTER, V. A., March 18, 1865. General GRANT, City Point, Va.: I have a report this morning that Sheridan is on the Tye River, in Nelson County,…
FIELD ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY, March 18, 1865. No. 16. } White House, Va., March 18, 1865. I. A thorough inspection of their respective commands will immediately be ordered by division…
City Point, V. A. City Point, V. A., March 18, 1865. Col. O. E, BABCOCK, Fort Monroe, Va.: The articles you require will be sent from here. They will leave…
YORKTOWN YORKTOWN, March 18, 1855. General RAWLINS, Chief of Staff: I left General Sheridan at White House 12m. His command is all there. I have telegraphed to Captain James for…
HEADQUARTERS 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…