WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washingotn, April 18, 1865.

Brigadier General G. D. RAMSAY, U. S. Army:

GENERAL: The Secretary of War has designated you as one of nine general officers to accompany the remains of the late President to their final resting place in Illinois.

I am, sir, &c.,

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Same to Bvt. Major General M. C. Meigs, Quartermaster-General, U. S. Army; Bvt. General Charles Thomas, Deputy Quartermaster-General; Brigadier General A. B. Eaton, Commissary-General of Subsistence, U. S. Army; Bvt. Brigadier General D. C. McCallum, Superintend Military Railroads; Major General David Hunter, U. S. Volunteers; Bvt. Major General J. G. Barnard; Brigadier General A. P. Howe, U. S. Volunteers.)

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 18, 1865-10 a. m.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

I desire to have assigned to duty according to their brevet rank Major-Generals Barlow and Ricketts, now on duty with this army. Major-General Barlow has been so assigned by the lieutenant-general commanding, pending the action of the President of the United States.

GEO. G. MEADE,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
Washington, April 18, 1865-10.30 a. m.

General MEADE:

The cavalry was withdrawn from the front simpley to be able to supply them with forage. If General Sheridan is not called upon within a few days to go into North Carolina with the cavalry the whole of it will be ordered to you.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 18, 1865-10 a. m. (Received 1.30 p. m.)

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT,

Washington:

Your attention is called to the necessity of a permanent commander being assigned to the Fifth Corps. My views upon this point have been made known to you. Should you be disposed to reassign General Warren I shall make no objection thereto.

GEO. G. MEADE,

Major-General.