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Page 248 N. AND SE. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 29, 1865-6.30 p. m.

Major PAINE,

Chief Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps:

Between 4 and 5 p. m. thirteen wagons and six ambulances guarded by infantry passed toward our left on road rear of Whitehead's factory. At 4.45 twenty-six pioneers went toward Goose-neck battery, and at 5.05 nineteen infantry went from Goose-neck toward Chesterfield battery. The following have been intercepted:

A. M.

Major P.:

A train of thirty wagons just passed Battery 5 toward enemy's left.

W.,

Sergeant, at D.

A. M.

Major P.:

One train of nine boxes loaded with men just passed toward City Point.

W., Sergeant, at D.

1.15 P. M.

Colonel B.:

Three regiments infantry drilling in open space. A small increase of tents in woods to left of open space. No boats visible in the river.

R.,

Sergeant, at C.

(Same to A. B.)

Very respectfully,

G. W. HOPPING,

Sergeant.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, Numbers 64.
City Point, Va., March 29, 1865.

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II. Major General P. H. Sheridan, commanding Middle Military Division, will order the detachment of Company D, Fifth U. S. Cavalry, now serving with him to report immediately to these headquarters, wherever they may be, in the field.

By command of Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant:

E. S. PARKER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, March 29, 1865-6.15 a. m.

Major-General WEBB:

We have three deserters this morning, one of them a lieutenant of Gracie's brigade. He says Gracie's and Wise's brigades have remained in the entrenchments here as they were on Saturday, in addition tot he force previously here.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General, Commanding.


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