Routes of troops returning home to Daniel H. Rucker, May 27, 1865

Depot Quartermaster, Washington, D. C.:

General: Inclosed are copies of General Orders, No. 94, and Circu¬ lar No. 19, Adjutant-General’s Office, an estimate of troops to be mus¬ tered out of the armies of the Potomac and of General Sherman;* also memoranda. giving the routes to be taken by the troops of the several States to their points of destination, respectively.

The troops will begin to move at once. Colonel Moulton, at Cin¬ cinnati, is prepared to provide river transportation from Parkersburg for those indicated to go by that route.

Please give him timely notice of movements thither as they occur, that he may have boats ready.

General Van Vliet, at New York, has been instructed to provide ^ater transportation where practicable for forwarding from New York New England troops.

The troops of Michigan and Wisconsin will take boats at Cleveland Lor Detroit, and those for Wisconsin again at Grand Haven for Milwaukee.

The quartermaster at these points especially should receive timely aotice of departure of troops to go by those routes, and at all points m the lines of railroads where change of cars must be made ample lotice should be given to the quartermasters and railroad companies 3oncerned, that they may be prepared to receive and forward the troops it once.

Very respectfully, M. C. MEIGS,