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230 Series I Volume XLVI-III Serial 97 - Appomattox Campaign Part III

Page 230 N. AND SE. A., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 28, 1865.

When the troops leave camp to-morrow morning they will do so as quietly as possible. Great care will be taken that nothing in the camp is set on fire.

By command of Major-General Warren:

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 28, 1865.

Brevet Brigadier-General WAINWRIGHT,
Commanding Artillery Brigade.

GENERAL: The following extract is furnished for your information and guidance:

10. Each corps will be prepared to move with five four-gun batteries (three smooth-bore, two rifled), instead of with nine four-gun batteries order in paragraph 6 of circular of March 14. But one battery wagon will be taken with Second and Fifth Corps; the remainder will be parked with general train at W. Perkins' house. The artillery will in all other respects be made to correspond to instructions of that paragraph.

In compliance with the above instructions, the major-general commanding directs that you move at once with your batteries near to these headquarters and park them in some suitable position, it being necessary to have your trains entirely out of the way, so that they shall not interfere with other movements.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, March 28, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,
Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have the honor to report that nothing of importance has transpired on the lines of this corps the past twenty-four hours. A suspension of hostilities took place in front of the corps between the hours of 11.30 a. m. and 12.30 noon. Only one deserter received.

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, March 28, 1865.

General WRIGHT,
Commanding Sixth Corps:

If any copies of General Orders, Numbers 13, have gotten into the hands of newspaper correspondents with your corps, please have them recovered. It is all important that this order be not published in the papers.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Same to commanding officer Ninth Army Corps.)


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