Rufus Ingalls to Brig. Gen., March 22, 1865

1. Amount of forage on hand with the troops, as follows:

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4, Miscellaneous: Brevet Brigadier-General Ekin telegraphs that he is doing everything possible in dispatching cavalry and artillery horses; that the shipment of artillery horses will be completed this week; and that the storm and flocd have temporarily deranged the receipts from the North.

Colonel Brown, quartermaster, telegraphs that there is a sufficient amount of grain ordered and afloat; that every ton of hay possible to be reached will be shipped; that bran was ordered immediately upon the receipt of my former dispatches; and that he ordered two vessels loaded with forage for City Point to White House.

*So in original, but the correct addition is 31}.

74 N. AND S. E. V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Ouar. LVI.

The Army of the James has just sent in a telegraphic estimate for some 900 cavalry horses in addition to about 650 already supplied this month. That army should anticipate its wants and give more accurate and timely notice of public wants. The fault is frequently with division and subordinate commanders. All these estimates will be filled as fast as transports can be found to transport the animals here.

Col. G. W. Bradley, chief quartermaster of this depot, leaves at 1 p. m. for White House to make arrangements for the abandonment of that depot upon the departure of General Sheridan.

Mr. Allen, the agent for Captain Strang, arrived here last night with 340 contrabands, all that he could obtain from those brought in by General Sheridan. ‘

The following-named vessels will have left for White House by the middle of the afternoon: Steamers Diamond State, Monitor, Lizzie Baker, Vulcan, Mary Washington, Maryland, and Wm. Whildon. There have also left for the same point within the past forty-eight hours the steamers Cossack, Claymont, Curlew, D. H. Mount, Keyport, C. Vanderbilt, Nellie Pentz, John Brooks, and John A. Warner.

Respectfully submitted. : :