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ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS,

July 24, 1864.

Brigadier-General Emory, commanding Nineteenth Corps, will report to Major-General Augur, commanding Department of Washington, for orders. The command being now reduced to the Sixth Corps, alone, Brigadier-General Ricketts will resume command of his division and Brigadier-General Wheaton of his brigade. Division commanders will report at once the progress made in obtaining clothing, supplies, &c., and also how soon the paying of the troops will be finished, specifying each brigade separately.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS,

July 24, 1864.

Pursuant to instructions from headquarters of the army, the heavy artillery serving with this corps will remain in the defenses of Washington. The commanding officer of these regiments will report at once to Major-General Augur, commanding department.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS,
Cumberland, July 24, 1864.

Colonel I. STOUGH,

153rd Ohio National Guard, Paw Paw:

It is directed that if you have not already made necessary details of men to complete the block-houses at Little Cacapon and Sir John's Run, that you do so at once, as it is desired to have them done as soon as practicable.

By order of Brigadier-General Kelley:

C. A. FREEMAN,

Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. MIL. DIST. OF HARPER'S FERRY, Numbers 20.
Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 24, 1864.

I. The following batteries will report at Camp Hill to Colonel Samuel Graham, Fifth New York Artillery, at 5 p. m . to-day: First Kentucky Battery, Captain Glassie; Thirtieth New York Independent Battery, Lieutenant Carroline.

By command of Brigadier-General Howe:

CH. HAMLIN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.


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