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

Page 648 N. AND SE. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
April 8, 1865-2.30 p. m.

Major-General WEBB:

I have arrived on the plank road to its intersection with the Lynchburg turnpike. I shall keep on the plank road until I reach Curdsville, where I shall turn to the left, onto the Lynchburg road, unless I can find a parallel road.

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
April 8, 1865-5 p. m.

Major-General WEBB:

The head of my column has reached Curdsville and I am moving on in the direction of New Store, where this road intersects the road to Lynchburg, on which the Second Corps is supposed to be moving. The distance to the latter place is seven miles, and I will endeavor to reach it to-night. Should you consider this information important to General Humphreys will you be kind enough to notify him. Can you send me order for to-morrow be bearer?

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 8, 1865-5.45 p. m.

Major-General WRIGHT:

The general commanding desires you to push on after Humphreys. He is ordered to try and get up to the enemy.

ALEX. S. WEBB,

Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.

P. S.-Reach New Store if you can and camp there.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,

April 8, 1865.

The corps will move up the Lynchburg road at 5 a. m. to-morrow in the following order: First, First Division, with its battery; second, Second Division, with its battery; third, Artillery Brigade; fourth, Third Division, with its battery; fifth, ambulances and trains, the latter moving under the direction of the chief quartermaster.

The troops will, as far as practicable, give the road to the artillery and trains.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. H. WHITTELSEY,

Assistant-Adjutant General.


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