Letter
Unknown to U. S. Gran, March 24, 1865
Before Richmond, Va.
Before Richmond, Va., March 24, 1865.
Lieut. Gen. U. S. GRAN’, City Point:
GENERAL: Shall I send out the division, some cavalry, and pontoons to-morrow to meet General Sheridan? I can occupy the Charles City Cross-Roads, this side of White Oak bridge, that bridge also, and send the main body of my men to Long Bridge, thus covering the crossing at those approaches, and without sending any one to Bottom’s Bridge at all—the latter bridge being between the two swamps, and its possession unnecessary to the purpose, besides being an ugly place to be caught in by forces approaching from the north.
respectfully, E. O. G. ORD
° ° . ?
Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding.
100 N. AND S. E. V. A., W. V. A., M. D., AND P. A. (Cuar. LVIIL
Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding.
100 N. AND S. E. 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. Location: Before Richmond, Va.. Summary: Major General E.O.C. Ord requests permission from Lieutenant General U.S. Grant to deploy troops and cavalry to strategically secure key bridges near Richmond ahead of General Sheridan's arrival.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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