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

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a skirmish line to connect with our pickets at Armstrong's Mill. Miles' division, last report was 7,192 enlisted men present for duty; Mott had, by last report, 7,776 enlisted men present for duty. Over 8,000 of these had muskets for the first time the day before yesterday. Hays' division reports 4,699 enlisted men present for duty; 1,300 men are now with or ordered to Captain Howell, U. S. Engineers, to work on roads.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 30, 1865 - 7 p. m.

Major-General HUMPHREYS,

Commanding Second Corps:

General Meade directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch in regard to your position. It is supposed that Ord has already pushed out his pickets and advanced his line. Has Hays determined whether or not this is so? Does Ord's line connect yet with Hays' Please direct this examination to be made. Will you return to your old headquarters to-night? Should you do so General Meade would like to see you.

ALEX. S. WEBB,

Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.


HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION,
March 30, 1865 - 7 p. m.

General WEBB:

I will leave my telegraph operators, with orderlies, at General Mott's headquarters. I will return to the same place I had my headquarters last night.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 30, 1865 - 8.50 p. m.

Major-General HUMPHREYS,

Commanding Second Corps:

As soon as possible after the receipt of this order you will relieve General Griffin with Miles' division and will take up the line now held by Griffin and the return to the left on the Boydton plank road. Your will support your left with a brigade of Mott's division.

ALEX. S. WEBB,

Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 30, 1865 - 10 p. m.

Major-General HUMPHREYS:

General Sheridan reports his advanced parties have been driven from the White Oak road, and that prisoners report Pickett's division occupying that road as far down as Five Forks. Warren has been directed


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