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17,141 lettersHEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 17, 1864. CoLonEL: General Gracie reports nothing of interest last night; the usual movement of wagons, shelling, and picket-firing. Commanding officers of Wise’s and Ransom’s brigades…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 16, 1864. CoLONEL: Colonel Goode, commanding Wise’s brigade, relieved the two left regiments of Elliott’s brigade at 8 p. m. yesterday; he reports nothing of interest…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 15, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie relieved Wise’s brigade at 8 p. m. yesterday. General Gracie reports from his own and the observations of others that the…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 14, 1864. COLONEL: General Elliott occupied his former position last night, relieving General Gracie; nothing of interest has been reported this morning; the picket-line of Colonel…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 13, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie reports no change on the part of the enemy in his front that can be observed; the sharpshooting along his line…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 12, 1864. COLONEL: Brigadier-General Gracie sent out a reliable man yesterday evening ostensibly for the purpose of exchanging newspapers, but with the real design of reconnoitering…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 11, 1864. COLONEL: Gracie’s brigade relieved the greater portion of Elliott’s at 8 p. m. yesterday; he reports the trenches in good condition, and the enemy…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISON, July 10, 1864. July 10, 1864. CoLONEL: Brigadier-General Elliott reports that the third line of intrenchments in rear of Pegram’s battery is so far completed as to…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 9, 1864. CoLONEL: Brigade commanders report the situation remains unchanged in their front, and all agree that the force of the enemy has not been diminished,…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 8, 1864. COLONEL: In obedience to instructions from department headquarters the pickets were kept on the alert last night, and scouts sent out. They report that…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 7, 1864. CoLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that no change on the part of the enemy has occurred in my front during the…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 6, 1864. CoLONEL: The enemy were unusually quiet along the line last night. Colonel Goode, commanding Wise’s brigade, relieved Brigadier-General Gracie’s command at 8 o’clock last…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 5, 1864. CoLONEL: Nothing of importance has occurred along the line during the last twenty-four hours. General Gracie reported clouds of dust in rear of the…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 4, 1864. COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report for the last twenty-four hours: General Gracie reports unusual activity among the enemy in…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, July 3, 1864. COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report for the last twenty-four hours: Colonel Faison, commanding Ransom’s brigade, reports nothing of interest,…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, Near Petersburg, July 2, 1864. COLONEL: By direction of Major-General Johnson I have the honor to submit the following report for the last twenty-four hours: Brigadier-General Gracie…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, Near Petersburg, Friday, July 1, 1864. COLONEL: In the absence of Major-General Johnson on the line I have the honor to submit the following report for the…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, June 23, 1864. June 23, 1864. Respectfully forwarded, with the request that the within be considered a portion of the communication (in regard to the captured colors)…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, June 22, 1864. Respectfully forwarded. I understand that the two colors carried to the rear by Corporal Bush fell into the hands of Brigadier-General Wise, and were…
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION, June 22, 1864. COLONEL: In the Richmond Examiner of the 20th instant I find the following paragraph: There were deposited temporarily in this office on Saturday two…