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marched sixteen miles. May 19, took up the line of march at 6 a. m. ; passed Fairfax, and near Burke's Station struck the Gordonsville, Winchester and Alexandria pike, and encamped near Cloud's Mills, four miles from the city of Alexandria; at this point remained until Wednesday, the 24th, when we broke camp, and in connection with the corps passed through Washington, D. C., in review, on the grand review of the armies of Major-General Sherman, after which we marched to our camp, four miles from the city of Washington, at which point we are awaiting further orders.

Yours, respectfully,

SAMUEL M. ZULICH,

Colonel, Commanding Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers.

Captain WHEELOCK,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


Numbers 182. Report of Captain William J. Alexander, One hundred and eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations January 27-March 24.


HDQRS. 111TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VET. VOLS.,
Near Goldsborough, N. C., April 2, 1865.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that my regiment, the One hundred and eleventh Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, was on provost-guard duty in the city of Savannah, Ga., from the 21st day of December, 1864, to the 19th day of January, 1865, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Walker, I relieving him on the 22nd of January, 1865, and I would most respectfully submit the following as a report of the part taken by the regiment in the late campaign, commencing at Savannah, Ga., January 27, 1865, and terminating at Goldsborough, N. C., March 24, 1864:

January 27, the regiment marched at 9 a.m., taking the Augusta road; halted for the night at 5 p.m. at Eleven-Mile Post; distance marched, eleven miles. January 28, marched 6 a.m. ; halted for the night at 3 p.m. near Springfield, Ga. ; distance marched, fourteen miles. January 29, marched at 6. 30 a.m. ; left the Augusta road and moved toward Sister's Ferry; encamped at 1. 30 p.m. three miles from Sister's Ferry; distance marched, ten miles.

Here we remained until February 4, when we moved at 7 a.m. ; bivouacked for the night two miles from Robertsville; distance marched, six miles. February 5, marched at 6. 30 a.m. ; encamped for the night at 5 p.m. ; distance marched, ten miles. February 6, marched at 6 a.m. ; halted for the night near Lawtonville at 4. 30 p.m. ; distance marched, sixteen miles. February 7, moved at 7 a.m. ; halted for the night at Duck Branch at 5. 30 p.m. ; distance marched, five miles and a half. February 8, marched at 8. 30 a.m. ; halted for the night at Buford's Bridge, on the Salkehatchie River, at 7 p.m. ; distance marched, fifteen miles. February 9, marched at 6 a. m. ; encamped for the night near Blackville at 4. 30 p.m. ; distance marched, twenty miles. February 10, marched at 7 a.m. ; crossed the South Edisto River and encamped for the night at 5 p.m. ; distance marched, seven miles and a half. February 11, remained in the bivouac of last night and worked at repairing the bridge across the


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