HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—11.50 p.m. Lieut. Col. THEODORE READ, Assistant Adjutant-General: I received orders directing Colonel West to withdraw his command. Have countermanded the order…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—8.25 a. m. Captain WHIPPLE, Send out along the lines of vedettes and direct a very close watch of the roads and enemy’s…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—7.15 p.m. General HARTSUFF: Cobb’s Hill signal officer reported at 3 p.m. that the enemy had placed double the usual number of pickets…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. No. 32. Before Richmond, Va., March 18, 1865. By authority of the major-general commanding the Army of the James, the…
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. – (Received 2.45 p. m.) Major-General ORD, Commanding: A deserter has just come in who says that our review yesterday caused…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 18, 1865. ; March 18, 1865—9 p.m. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point: To keep the cavalry and infantry between Bottom’s and White Oak Bridges exposes…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. (Received 5 p. m.) Brigadier-General RAWLINS, Chief of Staff, City Point: Thirty-six deserters have been received into our lines…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—10 a. m. Brevet Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: Two scouts from General Sheridan have just,come in. They left Sheridan’s army…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General : Ihave the honor to report all quiet on this front during the past…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865—10.385 a. m. Col. GEoRGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: Seventeen deserters came in last night—ten from Cooke’s brigade, four from Gracie’s…