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

Page 259 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.- UNION.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 29, 1865 - 9.10 a. m.

Brevet Major-General CRAWFORD,

Commanding Third Division:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding desires you to let one of your brigades escort the portion of our train which crosses the Rowanty up to the point where the Vaughan road forms a junction with the stage road. Headquarters are at present at this point.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

March 29, 1865.

Brigade commanders will have their men aroused to-morrow morning bin time to have their coffee and to be under arms an hour before daylight.

By command of Brevet Major-General Crawford:

J. HARRISON LAMBDIN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
March 29, 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 during the past twenty-four hours. Six deserters were received.

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 29, 1865 - 7 p. m.

Major-General WRIGHT,

Sixth Corps:

Since the dispatch of General Meade to General Grant the following has been received: General Warren reports that since attack of the enemy upon General Griffin the enemy has withdrawn. General Warren is following them up. They are supposed to be within their line of works.

ALEX. S. WEBB,

Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.

(Same to Major-General Parke, Ninth Corps.)


HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS,
March 29, 1865 - 8.30 p. m.

President LINCOLN:

Everything has ben quiet on my front to-day, the enemy having neither increased nor diminished his force up to dark. His working parties have been somewhat larger and more active than usual.


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