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529 Series I Volume XLVI-II Serial 96 - Appomattox Campaign Part II

Page 529 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
February 11, 1865-12.50 p. m.

Major-General WARREN,

Commanding Fifth Corps:

Did you receive my dispatch of last evening conveying the order for Bragg's brigade to be started in time to reach Warren's Station at 12 meridian to-day? The cars are now awaiting their arrival.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
February 11, 1865-12.50 p. m.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Your dispatch directing Bragg's brigade, Third Division, to take the cars at 2 m. to-day was received at 11 p. m. last night. A copy of it was immediately sent to General Crawford, with directions to have the brigade at the station at the hour named. A copy of the special order received this morning was also sent to him.

For Major-General Warren:

Respectfully,

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
February 11, 1865. (Received 1.30 p. m.)

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

General Bragg's brigade was in its old camp last night, and has only to march from the plank road to Warren's Station.

Respectfully,

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
February 11, 1865-2 p. m.

Major-General WARREN,

Commanding Fifth Corps:

General Meade desires me to say that General Bragg's adjutant-general reports to Colonel Batchelder 1,700 men ready to take the cars and 200 on picket. The strength reported from your headquarters was 78 officers and 1,261 men. General Bragg has just been telegraphed at City Point to send back one or two regiments, enough to cover 700 men, if his brigade numbers 1,900 to direct the commanding officers to report to you, and to telegraph his action and the designation of the regiments here. If the men on picket constitute an entire regiment, and you desire to retain it, you have authority to do so, in case the brigade numbers over 1,261 men.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

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