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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE, No. -.
April 10, 1865.

Parker's and Wheaton's batteries are temporarily assigned to Lieutenant-General Stewart's corps.

By command of General Johnston:

ARCHER ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,

April 10, 1865-9. 30 a. m.

The several corps of the army will be immediately put in readiness to move.

By order of General Johnston:

ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Lieutenant-General STEWART;

General Johnston desires to see Lieutenant-General Stewart at headquarters as soon as these orders have been issued.

Respectfully,

ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

RALEIGH, N. C., April 10, 1865.

Colonel ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Smithfield, N. C.:

The following just received:

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 10, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE WILLIAM BRENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Reliably reported that Lee and army cpitulated yesterday. You can depend upon this.

JOHN M. OTEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GEORGE WM. BRENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

RALEIGH, N. C., April 10, 1865.

Colonel ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Smithfield, N. C.:

The following just received:

HILLSBOROUGH, April 10, 1865.

Only two batteries here, and from the field General Johnston's orders are to send them to Smithfield as soon as possible. Johnston's battalion is at Salisbury. If you think that Johnston's battalion cannot be made available, I will send the two batteries referred to Greensborough. In that event will you send train? There is none here.

A. J. GONZALES,

Colonel of Artillery, &c.

General Beauregard directed Colonel Gonzales this morning to return to Greensborough by rail or otherwise the two light batteries there or


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