While endeavoring to bestow all merited praise upon the command at large, the general commanding cannot conceal his regret and mortification at the conduct of those men, few as they may be, who, as regardless of orders as of decency, have by their ruthless plundering and marauding among peaceful citizens, shown themselves utterly unworthy the name of soldiers. The disgraceful acts of these few men have made them the sole exception to the general commendation. Let these men remember that they have but to follow the noble example of their comrades to enable them to bear their share hereafter in the good name which history will not fail to award this corps.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. H. WHITTELSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,

Danville, Va., April 27, 1865.

Division commanders will at once cause a picket force of 300 men from their respective divisions to be thrown out about a mile in advance of their commands. The right of the Second Division pickets will rest on the Dan River. The pickets of the Third Division will connect with those of the First and Second Divisions, and the left of the First Division pickets will likewise rest on the river. Bvt. Major General L. A. Grant, corps officer of the day, will superintend the posting of the pickets.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. H. WHITTELSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] CAVALRY HEADQUARTERS,

April 27, 1865.

The command will move to-morrow morning at 6 o'clock to the South Boston bridge, via Scottsburg (known on the map as Terry's Bridge). The following will be the order of march: First, the command of Major-General Crook; second, the command of Brevet Major-General Merritt; third, the ammunition and supply trains. General Merritt will detail a suitable escort for the train.

By command of Major-General Sheridan:

F. C. NEWHALL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
ARMY OF THE JAMES, Numbers 49.
Richmond, Va., April 27, 1865.

General Orders, Numbers 38, current series, from these headquarters, is hereby modified to read as follows: The Sub-District of the Peninsula is hereby constituted and will embrace the country bounded on the north by the York and Pamunkey Rivers, including Gloucester and Mathews Couties, on the east by the Chesapeake Bay, on the south by the James River, and on the west by the Fredericksburg Railroad, exclusive of the city of Richmond and Fort Pocahontas and Fort Monroe. Bvt. Brigadier General B. C. Lundlow, U. S. Volunteers, is assigned to the com-