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Page 448 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter XLIX.

at Fort Slocum, one company at Fort Totten, and one company at Each of the other forts. You will send a report of such distribution, giving the company (be letter) and its commanding officer, as soon as possible after you have completed it.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. HARDIN'S DIVISION, 22nd ARMY CORPS, DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
Washington, D. C., July 26, 1864.

Colonel C. M. ALEXANDER,

Second District of Columbia Volunteers:

The general commanding directs that you move your regiment without delay to the First Brigade and establish it in camp between Forts Sumner and Mansfied. The regiment will march by the way of Forts De Russy and Reno, on the Military road. Send a staff officer in advance to Fort Reno to meet Captain Markle, acting assistant inspector-general, who will assist in selecting a camping ground. The regiment should move as soon as possible.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 26, 1864.

COMMANDING OFFICER,

Camp Barry:

SIR: The major-general commanding directs that you send Captain Taft's battery (12-pounders), Fifth New York Artillery, to report for duty to Major-General Wright, commanding Sixth and Nineteenth Corps. The battery should move at once, and an officer should be sent ahead of it to ascertain the exact position of general Wright's column, if he is in motion, on the Rockville pike.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 26, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM GAMBLE,

Commanding Camp Stoneman:

COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that you send every mounted man in your camp, fit for duty, to report to Major-General Wright, on the Rockville pike. It is especially required that Captain Leiper, Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, report with his detachment.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.


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