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330 Series I Volume XLIX-II Serial 104 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part II

Page 330 KY., S. W; VA., TENN., N. & C. GA., MISS., ALA., & W. FLA.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Near Blakely, Ala., April 11,1 865.

Brigadier General K. GARRARD,
Commanding Second Division, Sixteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that all details and detachments form your division be immediately called in and ordered to report to their proper commands. You will apply to General Granger, commanding Thirteenth Army Corps, to furnish an equal number of men to relieve those details from your command which are returned in consequence of this order.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, In the Field, April 11, 1865.

Brigadier General K. GARRARD,
Commanding Second Division:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to inform you that Major-General Steele has been instructed to send a brigade of General C. C. Andrews' division, Thirteenth Corps, to relieve the brigade of your division now stationed at Blakely. Upon being so relieved the brigade will rejoin its division without delay.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. G. MEAD,

Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Indorsement.]


HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS, April 11, 1865.

Respectfully referred to Brigadier-General Gilbert, who will turn over the command of the fort, and in case the division does not move to-morrow he will move his brigade out and go into camp near his former position.

By order of General Garrard:

J. B. SAMPLE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. ARMY AND DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, April 11, 1865.

Major General F. STEELE,

Commanding, &c.:

SIR: The major-general commanding directs that your order a brigade of General C. C. Andrews' division to relieve the brigade now stationed in Fort Blakely. The movement must be commenced at once so as to enable the brigade that is to be relieved to join its division this evening.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. T. CHRISTENSEn,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


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