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Page 640 OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C. Chapter LIV.


HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS,
September 1, 1864 - 3.20 p. m.

General WARREN:

Your dispatch of 3.10 p. m. to General Gregg just received. I do not know where General Gregg's headquarters are. General Ferrero reported firing to the south of the Gurley house, and has his division under arms.

JNO. G. PARKE,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
September 1, 1864 - 11 p. m.

General GREGG:

Can you tell me how much force appeared south of the Gurley house just before dark and whether the line was re-e[nforced]; and will you not give your officer in command of the picket near me instructions to send me word direct if anything occurs to-day? When the enemy's cavalry [attacked] I got no notification from your line.

Respectfully,

G. K. WARREN,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION,
September 1, 1864.

Major-General WARREN:

General Gregg has gone to army headquarters. Pickets of Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry were attacked. Colonel Smith, commanding Second Brigade, has sent out to ascertain what force attacked and to drive back. All quiet on other parts line. Colonel Stone is here.

H. C. WEIR,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

September 1, 1864 - 12 p. m.

Division commanders will hold all their available troops ready at an early hour to-morrow morning for any contingency that may arise. They will have their men under arms and ready for service wherever required by early dawn.

By command of Major-General Warren:

A. S. MARVIN, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

General GRIFFIN:

General Gregg reports that a portion of his cavalry was driven in just before dark in front of the Gurley house.

By command of Major-General Warren:

[A. S. MARVIN, JR.]

[Memorandum.]

This will not interfere with the orders already given in regard to General Crawford's division.


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