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17,141 letters‘ HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Baltimore, Md., September 21, 1865. GENERAL: I have the honor to forward my report of the operations of the Second Army Corps from June 13…
Camp near Petersburg, Va. Camp near Petersburg, Va., August 5, 1864. MAJor: t Captain Gillespie joined from recruiting service 28th of May. The battalion was engaged in and did a…
HEADQUARTERS ENGINEER BRIGADE, Camp at City Point, Va., August 6, 1864. Bridged the James at Fort Powhatan, the Appomattox at Broadway Landing, and two bridges across the James at Jones’…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, June 27, 1864. No. 43. City Point, June 27, 1864. In all siege operations about Petersburg, south of the Appomattox, have general…
OFFICE OF PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, August 10, 1864. August 10, 1864. GENERAL:* Marching 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23d, 26th, and 29th of June, left Parsley’s Corners, passing by…
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, City Point, Va., August 22, 1864. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff of the Army: GENERAL: Inclosed herewith I send you reports…
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, July 24, 1864. July 24, 1864. Major-General MEADE, Commanding Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: In reply to your communication of this date, I have the honor…
CONFIDENTIAL. HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, July 4, 1864. July 4, 1864. Major-General MEADE, Commanding Army of the Potomac : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, July 3, 1864. July 3, 1864. Major-General MEADE, Commanding Army of the Potomac: I have delayed answering your dispatch until I could get the opinion of…
CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, July 29, 1864. I. The mine will be exploded to-morrow morning at 3.30 by Colonel Pleasants. General Potter will issue the necessary orders to the…
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER, August 5, 1864. August 5, 1864. Brig. Gen. S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac : Sir: In compliance with directions received from you to-day,…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6.50 a. m. General GEORGE G. MEADE: The brigade next to General Burnside’s attempted an advance of a skirmish line just…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—7 a. m. General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: Report from the Second Brigade, of General Mott’s division, shows that the enemy are…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6.20 a.m. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff : I have sent out to have General Mott’s line examined as far as practicable…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—7.50 a. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: I have just returned from the scene of General Burnside’s operations. In my opinion the battery…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—9 a. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: General Mott’s remaining brigade deceived* the enemy in their front by putting their hats on rammers…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6.40 a.m. General HUMPHREYS: I have all my troops on my right except General Crawford’s. I have sent him your dispatch,…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6 a.m Major-General HUMPHREYS: It is not possible to say about the line in front of General Mott, as both parties…
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—8 a. m. General MEADE: General Turner, in my front, reports that the only place I can get out of the…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—9.35 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT : I cannot see that we have advanced beyond the enemy’s line in the vicinity of the…