GENERAL GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS,

April 2, 1865.

Supt. G. M. H[UNTINGTON]:

You will have a special train ready at 9 a.m. to-morrow to bring the President from City Point to Patrick's Station. You will inform me if he leaves at that time, and also notify him when the train is ready for him.

RUFUS INGALLS,

Brigadier-General, &c.

APRIL 2, 1865-10 a.m.

Captain DAVIS,

Chief Signal Officer, Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

The Ninth Corps has taken Fort Mahone and the main line almost as far right as the sand-bag battery; also a portion to the left of the fort. Two large fires are now burning in Petersburg and one near the lead-works, as seen from here. I am with General Parke in Fort Rice, and in communication with the whole line. I hope to communicate with you from Petersburg soon. Nicholls is useless where he now is but the may yet be needed there.

L. A. DILLINGHAM,

Lieutenant and Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps.

(Copy to Lieutenant Fearey, headquarters Sixth Army Corps.)

NINTH ARMY CORPS,

April 2, 1865-1.30 o'clock.

Captain DAVIS,

Signal Officer:

A column of troops fifteen minutes long just moved to our left on road west of the city. Heavy train moving on same road and in same direction. The South Side depot in Petersburg is burned.

DILLINGHAM,

Lieutenant.

WALTHALL, April 2, 1865-2.15 p.m.

Lieutenant DILLINGHAM:

The enemy have been moving a train of wagons toward Richmond, on road north, 85 degrees west. They were closely massed and were thirty minutes in passing.

J. R. HUMPHREYS.

APRIL 2, 1865-5.30 p.m.

Captain DAVIS,

Chief Signal Officer, Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

The station at headquarters has been in charge of Sergeant Holman, and he was directed to send all reports to you. The Sixth and Second Army Corps are in sight of the army station on the Cox road, and the enemy appears to be falling back toward Petersburg. The repeated