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757 Series I Volume XLVII-III Serial 100 - Columbia Part III

Page 757 Chapter LIX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. -CONFEDERATE.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 5, 1865-10 a. m.

Mr. W. B. DONOHOE,

Augusta, Ga. ; also Macon, Ga.:

General Cobb is now in command in Georgia. His authority will pass your agents, Henry Horner and A. O. Caldwell, through our lines to the coast.

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.

GREEENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 5, 1865.

Brigadier General H. H. WALKER,

Danville, Va.:

Scouts report enemy, 4,000 strong, with four pieces of artillery, left Mount Airy early on 3rd instant in direction of Wytheville, crossing at Fancy Gap. He may advance with Thomas' force on Danvilel, when he shall have heard of fall of Richmond. Why don't you put another operator at Burkeville?

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS HARDEE'S CORPS, Numbers 5.
April 5, 1865.

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II. Surge. J. G. Thomas, chief surgeon of McLaws' division, will discharge the duties of medical director of this corps until a medical director shall be regularly appointed.

By order of Lieutenant-General Hardee:

H. W. FEILDEN.


HEADQUARTERS DIVISION,
April 5, 1865.

Colonel T. B. ROY,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I inclose herewiththe plan proposed by General Kennedy for the consolidation of his brigade, which I think is the best that can be adopted under the circumstances. It is proposed to consolidate as follows: Second Regiments, 184, Lieutenant Colonel William Wallace, of Second Regiment, for colonel; Twentieth Regiment, 263, Major J. M. Partlow, of Twentieth Regiment, for lieutenant-colonel; total 447; Captain J. D. Graham, of Second Regiment, for major. Third Regiment, 247, Lieutenant Colonel F. S. Lewis, of Fifteenth Regiment, for colonel; Fifteenth Regiment, 182, Major R. P. Todd, of Third Regiment, for lieutenant-colonel; total, 429; Captain J. K. G. Nance, of Third Regiment, for major. Seventh Regiment, 234, Lieutenant Colonel E. T. Stackhouse, of Eighth Regiment, for colone; Eighth Regiment, 62, Captain T. A. Hudgens, of Seventh Regiment, for lieutenant-colonel; battalion, 137; total, 433; Captain J. Harris, of James' battalion, for major. There are nearly 2,500 officers and men absent from the brigade, from which deduct 1,200 for those who may not be exchanged or who may be disabled, and we have a balance of about 1,300 as a basis to draw from to fill up the three regiments to 640 men


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