Letter
Thteutenant-General to Ulysses S. Grant, March 19, 1865
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES,
March 19, 1865.
March 19, 1865—12 m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, Oity Point: Sumner is at Fort Monroe. Has orders from Sheridan to send his transports back from Norfolk as soon as possible. I think I can make him useful with other cavalry in a raid to Winton from Suffolk, and thence to Halifax or Weldon, if there’is a crossing at Winton; or I can send pontoons. Shall I try it? E. O. C. ORD, Major-General. City PorInt, V. A., March 19, 1865—2 p.m. Major-General ORD: I think it will be advisable to start Sumner from Suffolk to go to Weldon when Sheridan starts from our left flank. It will be well to leave him in Norfolk, Portsmouth, or Newport News until time to start. About next Saturday will be the time for him to leave Suffolk.
U. 8S. GRANT,
Thteutenant-General.
42 N. AND SE, V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Cuar, LVIIL
42 N. AND SE, V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Cuar, LVIIL
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Lieutenant-General Grant approves Major-General Ord's proposal to deploy Sumner's cavalry from Suffolk to Weldon in coordination with Sheridan's left flank movement around March 25, 1865.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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