Seth Williams to Major-General REYNOLDS, June 13, 1863

June 13, 1863—6.30 p. m. Major-General REYNOLDS, Commanding at Bealeton :

Your dispatch by my aide is received. I do not know where General Stahel is. It was Butterfield who ordered me to hold Thoroughfare Gap.

The leventh Corps has arrived in the vicinity of Catlett’s Station. All quiet on the right at last accounts.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 13, 1863. General PLEASONTON, Commanding Corps: Orders have been sent to retain the First Brigade Horse Artillery (Robertson’s), and let them rest where they are. HENRY J. HUNT, Chief of Artillery.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 13, 1863—6.45 p. m. General MEADE:

Copy of order is on its way to you. Synopsis telegraphed General Reynolds about 3 p.m. The general says your course is approved. Guard Banks’ Ford well. Hancock’s infantry will serve to relieve you, if his cavalry is not up in time.

DANL. BUTTERFIELD, Major-General, Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, June 13, 1863. Major-General SEpGwick, Sixth Corps:

Sir: The major-general commanding directs that, after withdrawing, you mass one division of your troops in the Potomac Creek bottom, on the Telegraph road, and one division in the Potomac Creek bottom, on the east side of the railroad bridge, on the road to Dumfries, via Brooks’ Station, holding them there until further orders ; notifying General Hancock of your position, in view of any possible attempt to cross by the enemy upon discovering our movements. Ss. F. BARSTOW, Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Copy to commanding officer of Second Corps. )

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac, Camp near Falmouth, Va., June 13, 1863. Commanding Officer Engineer Brigade: The commanding general directs that you be in readiness to take up the bridges across the Rappahannock as soon as General Sedg- wick’s corps has recrossed the river, and to have them hauled at once to Aquia Creek, and, with the wagons, placed in readiness to be towed to Alexandria. The teams will be sent up by land, via Dumfries and Gloucester.

The general also directs that as early as to-morrow night you have the Occoquan bridged with one bridge where the Telegraph road crosses the Occoquan. If you should require assistance, you will call on Major-General Sedgwick and on the chief quartermaster for the tug to tow your pontoons into position on the Occoquan.

Every part of this order must be rigidly executed without failure.

respectfully, &c.,