GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, No. 47.
May 6, 1865.

I. The corps will march at 10 a.m. in the following order: First, Second Division; second, Third Division, third, First Division; fourth, artillery, fifth, ambulances.

By command of Brevet Major-General Griffin:

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
May 6, 1865.

Major-General AYRES,

Commanding Second Division:

GENERAL: The commanding general directs me to say that from the Chickahominy River, which you will cross, to where the next water is is about four miles. We will camp on the battle-field of Hanover Court-House.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
Washington, May 6, 1865.

Major General H. G. WRIGHT,

City Point, Va.:

Please furnish an official report of the action of your corps in the battle of Sailor's Creek, fought April 6, 1865, to Major General P. H. Sheridan. It was the intention of the lieutenant-general that (in the absence of other orders) when you joined Sheridan you should act under his orders, and he was so instructed. A copy of this dispatch will be forwarded to Major-General Meade.

By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

DANVILLE, May 6, 1865.

(Received 1.30 a.m. 7th.)

Colonel T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Your dispatch of this date directing me to furnish an official report of the action of this corps in the battle of Sailor's Creek to Major-General Sheridan is received,* and the report will be forwarded to him by mail to-morrow.

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General, Commanding.

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* See foot-note Part I, p.908.

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