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Page 1136 OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C. Chapter LIV.


HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION,
September 30, 1864.

General WARREN,

Commanding Corps:

GENERAL: Everything is quiet thus far. A regiment, 760 strong, under Colonel Sergeant has reported. I have ordered them to the intrenchments on the right of Fort Wadsworth. Bragg is in reserve. Another regiment, the One hundred and eighty-fifth New York, 800 strong, will report to-night. There have been some rumors of a cavalry movement near the Jerusalem plank road, but a dispatch from Hancock says he know nothing of it yet. Captain Howell has just returned from General Gregg. He is where the Vaughan road crosses Hatcher's Creek, and he holds and extends up the Telegraph road. He has had no force of any extent of the enemy in front of him. What was there was driven south of Hatcher's Creek.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. W. CRAWFORD,

Brigadier-General.


HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES FIFTH CORPS,
September 30, 1864.

Major-General HANCOCK:

GENERAL: Our line crossed the Squirrel Level road and proceeded toward the Boydton plank road. At pegram's the enemy threw himself on our left flank and was, for a moment, successful. He was subsequently driven back. Our line advanced until dark. General Meade is still at the front.

S. W. CRAWFORD,

Brigadier-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
September 30, 1864.

Major-General HANCOCK:

Warren has carried the first line of works on the Squirrel Level road beyond Poplar Spring Church. One gun and caisson were taken. He is advancing toward the Boydton road. Parke is on his left. Sixty prisoners were captured.

S. W. CRAWFORD,

Brigadier-General.

PROVIDENCE, September 30, 1864.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Dispatch received and the members of my staff will be ordered back at once. Some have gone.

A. E. BURNSIDE,

Major-General.


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