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guns to be put in the works to the left of Dam No. 1. That one of the rifle guns now in the middle battery, immediately opposite Dam No. 1, should be removed to an embrasure in the traverse nearly opposite to the same place, and the other rifle gun be placed in the work on the right, where the is an embrasure finished, from which it will be able to fire over the space between the dam and our works opposite. Colonel Cabell has been charged with the execution in detail of these movements.
You will be careful to support with sufficient infantry all artillery, impressing upon the infantry that it is their highest trust to defend it.
Very respectfully,&c.,
A. G. DICKINSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Lee's House, April 23, 1862.Major General J. B. MAGRUDER,
Commanding Right of Position:The general commanding directs that you will order a brigade from your command to relieve that of Brigadier-General Anderson, now on duty in the trenches at Dam No. 2.
The general commanding wishes this order executed as soon as possible.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
THOS. G. RHETT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Abstract from Memorandum of the Right Wing, Army of the Peninsula, Major General John B. Magruder commanding, for April 23, 1862.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
First (D. R. Jones')
Division:
Infantry --- --- 5,568
Artillery --- --- 104
Total --- --- 5,672
Second (McLaw's)
Division:
Infantry 637 10,209 11,209
Artillery 14 528 542
Total 651 11,100 11,751
Heavy Artillery 142 555 697
Brigade (R. S. Ewell's)
Cavalry (R. Johnston's) 35 626 661
Cavalry (J. L. Davis') --- 194 194
Cavalry (Poage's) --- 112 112
Total 177 1,487 1,664
Grand total 828 12,587 19,087
Places of artillery.
Command. Aggregate present Heavy. Field.
and absent.
First (D. R. Jones')
Division:
Infantry 9,221 --- ---
Artillery 104 2 4
Total 9,672 2 4
Second (McLaw's)
Division:
Infantry 11,209 --- ---
Artillery 542 1 45
Total 11,751 1 45
Heavy Artillery 697 --- ---
Brigade (R. S. Ewell's)
Cavalry (R. Johnston's) 661 --- ---
Cavalry (J. L. Davis') 194 --- ---
Cavalry (Poage's) 112 --- ---
Total 1,664 --- ---
Grand total 22,740 3 49
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