OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, August 28, 1864. ARMIES OPERATING AGAINST Richmond, VA4., City Point, Va., August 28, 1864. On the 12th [J une] the army began another flank movement, to…
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, City Point, Va., July 8, 1864. Nothing of much importance this morning. Firing pretty active in the trenches yesterday, but without consequence. Directions have been given…
; HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL GRANT, City Point, July 6, 1864—8 a.m.. Ricketts’ division, of the Sixth Corps, with a force of dismounted cavalry, from 8,000 to 10,000 men in all,…
GENERAL GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS, July 3, 1864. July 3, 1864—3.30 p.m. (Received 8 p. m.) There is pretty good evidence that Early is now here, and all of Ewell’s corps with…
GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS, July 1, 1864. July 1, 1864—5.30 p. m. (Received 8.10 a. m. 2d.) One of General Meade’s scouts is just in, who left Wilson’s command this morning at…
HEADQUARTERS U. S. ARMIES, June 21, 1864. June 21, 1864. (Received 11 a. m. 22d.) The Petersburg Express of this morning contains a report that General Hunter attacked Lynchburg on…
HEADQUARTERS, June 15, 1864. June 15, 1864—8 a.m. (Received 9.50 p. m.) All goes on like a miracle. Pontoon bridge at Fort Powhatan finished at2a.m. Artillery trains instantly began crossing.…
GENERAL BUTLER’S HEADQUARTERS, June 14, 1864. June 14, 1864—2.20 p. m. (Received 2 a. m. 15th.) Wright’s corps reached the James River last night opposite Fort Powhatan. Burnside camped on…
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, June 24, 1864. June 24, 1864—2.30 p.m. I find the affair of the 22d was much worse than I had heretofore learned. Our losses…
MARTINSBURG MARTINSBURG, May 14, 1864. Brig. Gen. Max WEBER, Harper’s Ferry: All the troops who have arrived are encamped in A-tents. The shelters are required for the troops ordered to…