Letter

Theo. Read to John A. Rawlins, March 22, 1865

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES,

March 22, 1865. (Received 7 p. m.) General RAWLINS: Forty-nine deserters came ito the lines of this army since yesterday.

THEO. READ,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Theo Read reports to General Rawlins that forty-nine deserters have surrendered to the Army of the James since the previous day in March 1865.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1 View original source ↗