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Augur at Washington. Four of the companies of the cavalry are mounted, and will march from the Relay House. The battery has horses, but no guns. They all go by railroad.

LEW. WALLACE,

Major-General of Volunteers.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. HASKIN'S DIV., 22nd ARMY CORPS, No. 22.
DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, Washington, June 6, 1864.

Captain John Edwards, jr., Third Artillery, U. S. Army, is hereby announced as inspector of artillery of this division. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

By command of Colonel Haskin:

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. HASKIN'S DIV., 22nd ARMY CORPS, No. 64.
DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, Washington, June 6, 1864.

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2. Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, having reported for duty at these headquarters, in compliance with orders from department headquarters, is hereby assigned to Fort Totten, and will report to Colonel Hayward, commanding First Brigade. The quartermaster will furnish necessary transportation.

By order of Colonel Haskin:

R. CHANDLER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. HASKIN'S DIVISION, 22nd ARMY CORPS,

DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,

Washington, D. C., June 6, 1864.

Colonel HAYWARD,

Commanding First Brigade:

In case the One hundred and forty-third Ohio National Guard is ordered to the front you will order one company of your regiment to Fort Totten, and two companies to Fort Slocum, instead of two to Totten and one to Slocum, as designated in the order of yesterday, disposing of the troops in your line. Battery A, Fourth U. S. Artillery, has been ordered to Totten, and will report to you to-morrow.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. HASKIN'S DIVISION, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,

Washington, June 6, 1864.

Colonel H. MILLER,

Commanding Second Brigade:

I wrote you yesterday a note stating that you would not turn over the command of the Second Brigade until you received orders to


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