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

Page 247 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 29,1 865=3.30 p. m.

Lieutenant BENSON,

Adjutant, Signal Corps, Army of the Potomac:

Nine regiments of infantry, amounting to about 2,800, just passed on road north 85 degrees west, toward our left. Distance, about five miles.

GEO. W. HOPPING,

Sergeant.

(Same to Major Paine, chief signal officer, Ninth Army Corps.)

WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 29, 1865-4 p. m.

Major PAINE,

Chief Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps:

Twenty-four wagons and seven ambulances just passed toward our left on road rear Whitehead's.

GEO. W. HOPPING,

Sergeant.

MARCH 29,1 865-5 p. m.

Captain DAVIS,

Chief Signal Officer, Army of the Potomac:

A column of rebel cavalry moving to our left on Pocahontas road, well closed; half in two ranks and half in four ranks. Were twenty minutes in passing a given point. Estimated at 2,400. Trains now passing.

JUDSON.

Column of cavalry, twenty-six minutes passing, moving to our left on road near and parallel with Richmond pike. Heavy train following.

JORDAN.

Sixty wagons followed the cavalry.

JUDSON.

L. A. DILLLINGHAM,

Lieutenant, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.

(Same to Major Paine, headquarters Ninth Army Corps, and Captain Norton, General Ord's headquarters.)

MARCH 29, 1865-5.30 p. m.

Captain DAVIS,

Chief Signal Officer, Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

Working parties along enemy's lines have retired. The party reported at work on new line, with the exception of about 200 at work on small fort to our left of the line, have struck their tents that were in rear of that line and moved toward the city on Boydton road. No further change observed. I should think there were about 2,500 cavalry and about 4,000 infantry passed to our left in the columns previously reported.

L. A. DILLINGHAM,

Lieutenant, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.

(Same to Major Paine, headquarters Ninth Army Corps; Captain Norton, General Ord's headquarters.)


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