Rufus Ingalls to A. J. Alexander, June 13, 1863
June 13, 1863. Lieut. Col. A. J. ALEXANDER, Warrenton Junction: The Reserve Brigade got 375 horses yesterday. I sent 160 men, Second and Third Divisions, as escort to Reserve Artillery. Colonel Gamble is receiving orders from Colonel Devin direct, or should have cleaned out Stafford, Point Pleasonton, and First Division camps to-day and to-morrow. Have requisitions in for ordnance stores sufficient to equip every dismounted man at Potomac Creek, now 500, which stores should be at hand to-day and to-morrow, and if horses arrive as freely as for some time past, a few days will place all these people with their commands. A. J. COHEN, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 13, 1863—8 p. m. M. C. MEiIas, Quartermaster-General : General Hooker will change his base of supplies from the road _ to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, with depotat Alexandria. The Aquia Creek depot will be abandoned sosoon as the sick and wounded and public property can be ae et by Monday next. The pontoon bridge over the Rappahannock will be withdrawn to-night, and the corps not already on the march will be putin motion. The general headquarters will be at Dumfries to-morrow night. Colonel Sawtelle will superintend affairs at Aquia Creek, and take all employés and property to Alexandria. I shall go with the trains when not with General Hooker. Thcagh the movement will be hurried, and our forces somewhat scattered at first, I still apprehend no loss. I will keep you advised. RUFUS INGALLS, Chief Quartermaster, Army of the Potomac, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 18, 1863. (Received 10 a. m.) General D. H. RucKER, Washington, D. C.: It is necessary to remove our sick and wounded. General Hooker wishes it done rapidly. There are some 11,000 in all, Please send 94 N.C. V. A. W. V. A., M. D., P. A., ETC. (Cuar. XXXIX, all the vessels you can to-day, and notify me what are sent. The exigency is imperative. Please order that no more horses or other supplies shall be sent to Aquia at present. The horses can be received at Alexandria.
RUFUS INGALLS,