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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS 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…
HEADQUARTERS 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…