HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 29, 1864. July 29, 1864—10 p.m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: i I have seen General Burnside and my division commanders. My arrangements for to-morrow were easy to…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 29, 1864. July 29, 1864—4 p. m. Major-General HUMPHREYS Chief of Staff: GENERAL: I have received the programme order for operations tomorrow. I think the…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 27, 1864. July 27, 1864. Major-General HUMPHREYS: I have 1,900 men in working details to-day, which will considerably diminish the number I can count upon…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 27, 1864. July 27, 1864. Major-General HUMPHREYS, Chief of Staff: ‘GENERAL: After careful study of my position in view of the operations which I am…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, August 5, 1864. August 5, 1864. Brig. Gen. S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the accompanying communications…
“HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, June 24, 1864. “June 24, 1864. “Respectfully forwarded for the information of the major-general commanding ne No bl ibly attach to Captain McKnight for the loss of…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, Camp near Petersburg, Va., August 8, 1864. Srr: In compliance with Special Orders, No. 209, headquarters Army of the Potomac, dated August 5, 1864, I…
HDQRS. SEVENTH REGIMENT. NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, Near Petersburg, Va., August 8, 1864. SIR : * The march across the Chickahominy and the James, and the operations in front of Petersburg…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, Camp near Petersburg, Va., August 9, 1864. GENERAL : June 14, crossed the James River from Wilcox’s Landing to Wind-Mill Point, and after marching some…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, SECOND CORPS, June 26, 1864. June 26, 1864. Capt. THomas C. THOMPSON, CAPTAIN: You will immediately place the color bearer of your national colors (the missing one)…