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

Page 269 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.- UNION.

HUMPHREYS STATION, March 29, 1865.

General GRANT:

Which is the road the Fifth Corps took to Hatcher's Run? Is it the one by Perkins?

E. O. C. ORD.

GRAVELLY RUN, March 29, 1865.

Major-General ORD:

The road taken by Warren's corps is the next one east of the Vaughan road. I believe it does go by Perkins' house.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

GRAVELLY RUN, March 29, 1865 - 10 p. m.

Major-General ORD,

Humphreys' Station:

Thrown one division of your troops south of Hatcher's Run to the support of the Second Corps in the morning, starting bat 5 a. m. Send a staff officer at the same to General Humphreys to learn the position the division sent will occupy. Answer.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

GENERAL ORD'S HEADQUARTERS,

March 29, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT,

Commanding:

Dispatch received and orders issued. The guide for General Mackenzie was not obtained until 10 o'clock, when we started off.

E. O. C. ORD,

Major-General.

CITY POINT, VA., March 29, 1865.

Major General E. O. C. ORD,

Humphreys's Station:

Please send to me the orders you have to give to Colonel Sumner, and I will forward them to him. He passed down to-day, and says he has no definite orders.

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MARCH 29, 1865 - 1 p. m.

General READ,

Chief of Staff:

Cipher telegrams you can open, and if my propositions is approved telegraph to Gordon to have Summer land where may be best nato not attract attention.

E. O. C. ORD,

Major-General.


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