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1080 Series I Volume XLVI-III Serial 97 - Appomattox Campaign Part III

Page 1080 N. AND SE.VA., W.VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

2. Bvt. Brigadier General John I. Curtin, First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, is assigned temporarily to the command of the Third Division of the corps.

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By command of Major General John G. Parke:

JNO. C. YOUNGMAN,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
May 3, 1865.

Brevet Major-General TORBERT,

Commanding Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Va.:

Major-General Hancock directs that you refer a reward of $5,000 for the apprehension and delivery at any military post of Colonel John S. Mosby, C. S. Army. The money will be paid at once. This to include reward of $2,000 previously offered by the general.

C. H. MORGAN,

Brevet Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.

HARPER'S FERRY, VA., May 3, 1865.

Brigadier-General BROOKE,

Stephenson's Depot:

The One hundred and fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteers has arrived. I have ordered it to report to you in accordance with telegraphic orders from General Hancock.

JOHN D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.


HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPARTMENT, EIGHTH ARMY CORPS,
Baltimore, Md., May 3, 1865.

Brigadier General W. A. NICHOLS,

Assistant Adjutant-General, War Department:

Rebel deserters are constantly being sent here from Richmond and other points in that vicinity who desire transportation to their homes in Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, and other distant points. Shall it be furnished to them? The expense involved is very great; in some cases they have to be sent back to Richmond in order to reach their homes. I await your orders before giving any more transportation.

LEW. WALLACE,

Major-General of Volunteers.


HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
May 3, 1865.

Major General LEW. WALLACE,

Commanding Middle MIlitary Department, Baltimore:

Major-General Hancock directs me to inform you that a brigade of infantry has been ordered from the Department of Washington to Dover, Del., to encamp near the town until further orders. They will


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