Letter
Winfield S. Hancock to George Crook, March 22, 1865
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
March 22, 1865.
March 22, 1865. Major-General CROOK, Cumberland:
The following order has been sent to you at Frederick City, but is duplicated, as it is thought you may not have yet left Cumberland. Your aide, Captain Roberts, was sent to report to you this morning. You can get a special train if you wish to expedite matters. This is the order:
In obedience to orders from the Secretary of War you will proceed forthwith to City Point and report in person to Lieutenant-General Grant. Your arrest is suspended for this purpose.
By order of Major-General Hancock:
: C. H. MORGAN,
Brevet Brigadier-General and Ohief of Staff.
GENERAL ORDERS, Hp@rs. DEPT. OF WEST Virginia,
No. 42 Cumberland, Md., March 22, 1865.
Brevet Brigadier-General and Ohief of Staff.
GENERAL ORDERS, Hp@rs. DEPT. OF WEST Virginia,
No. 42 Cumberland, Md., March 22, 1865.
In obedience to orders received from headquarters Middle Military
Division the undersigned relinquishes command of the Department of
West Virginia.
All orders promulgated or official acts done by him since assuming
Division the undersigned relinquishes command of the Department of
West Virginia.
All orders promulgated or official acts done by him since assuming
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Hancock orders Major-General Crook to immediately proceed to City Point to report to Lieutenant-General Grant, suspending Crook's arrest for this purpose and announcing Hancock's relinquishment of West Virginia command.
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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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