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HDQRS. ARMY AND DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, April 1, 1865.Brigadier-General TOTTEN,
Starke's Landing:Generals Smith and Granger will report to you direct what kinds and quantities of ammunition they want.
C . T. CHRISTENSEN,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, April 1, 1865-6 p. m.Captain J. C. PALFREY,
Inspector-General and Chief Engineer, Hdqrs. 13th Army Corps:Have you any data, or do you remember in connection with the armament of the forts within the Department of the Gulf, where there are any 100-pounder or 200-pounder rifled Parrott guns? Please inform me, if you can, where these guns may be found, and how many there are of each caliber mentioned.
JAMES TOTTEN,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Artillery and Ordnance.
HDQRS. ARMY AND DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, April 1, 1865.Brigadier General J. BAILEY:
Please report what transports, troops, or supplies, if any have arrived during the night. The commanding general desires similar reports early every morning while we are stationed here.
C. T. CHRISTENSEN,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.HDQRS. ARMY OF DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, Near Spanish Fort, Ala., April 1, 1865.
Second Lieutenant E. M. BURDICK,
Provost-Marshal, Engineer Brigade, near Starke's Wharf:
It is reported that citizens are roving about the landing and vicinity. Let this be stopped. They must remain at home or be sent to Fort Gaines as refugees. Establish guards to prevent citizens and other unauthorized persons from landing or going on board vessels without authority. Send out patrols, particularly at night, to arrest stragglers and have them properly punished.
GEO. L. ANDREWS,
Brigadier-General of Volunteers and Provost-Marshal-General.
HDQRS. ARMY AND DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, OFFICE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, Camp near Spanish Fort, Ala., April 1, 1865-12.45 p. m.
Second Lieutenant E. M. BURDICK,
Provost-Marshal, Engineer Brigade, Starke's Wharf:
Destitute persons requiring assistance must, as a rule, be sent to Fort Gaines. In cases where suffering would result from sending them to
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