Letter
Ranald S. Mackenzie to Joseph R. West, March 24, 1865
Before Richmond, Va.
Before Richmond, Va., March 24, 1865.
Colonel WEST, Commanding Brigade, Cavalry Division:
You will have your command in readiness to march at 5 a. m. to-morrow, the 25th instant. You will take three days’ rations for men and three days’ short forage for animals. You will leave in your camps a sufficient number of men to take charge of the camp and property; these men will be taken from the dismounted men. The men from your command now on picket duty are to be relieved by infantry, when you will turn out the entire effective strength of your command. You will see that the pioneers of your command are properly equipped.
By command of Brig. Gen. R.S. Mackenzie:
H. C. WHIPPLE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Colonel Spear, commanding brigade, Cavalry Division.)
Hpgrs. CavaLRy Division, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Colonel Spear, commanding brigade, Cavalry Division.)
Hpgrs. CavaLRy Division, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Before Richmond, Va.. Summary: Brigadier General R.S. Mackenzie orders Colonel West to prepare his cavalry brigade for a dawn march with three days' rations and forage, relieving pickets and ensuring pioneers are equipped before departure near Richmond in March 1865.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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