E. O. Ord to Ulysses S. Grant, March 16, 1865
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—8.30 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point: The Blackwater, a branch of the Chowan, I am informed cannot be forded except…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—8.30 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point: The Blackwater, a branch of the Chowan, I am informed cannot be forded except…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Army of the Potomac:Nothing worthy of mention has occurred on my…
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Major-General PARKE: Have seen General Hartranft and sent to General Willcox. General Hartranft thinks the disturbance in the enemy’s lines…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. (Received 11.15 a. m.) Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General: I have the honor to report that nothing of importance…
GENERAL ORDERS,) HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. The corps will be formed for review on the ground near Humphreys’ Station, leaving camp at 1 p. m., or as…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, ‘Assistant Adjutant-General: Three deserters have just arrived—one Forty ninth Virginia Infantry, and two Fifty-eighth Virginia Infantry,…
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865. Col. GEORGE D. RUGGLES, Assistant Adjutant-General : I have the honor to report all quiet on this front during the…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—10 p. m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: We have a deserter from Wallace’s brigade, of Bushrod…
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—12 m. Major-General HUMPHREYS: The Secretary of War with a party leave City Point for these headquarters at 12 to-day.…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 16, 1865. March 16, 1865—11.33 a.m. Major-General WEBB, Chief of Staff: Some deserters from Hoffman’s brigade (formerly Pegram’s), Walker’s division (formerly Pegram’s), report that General…