OCTOBER 13, 1864.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Colonel Potter is naturally from his situation, a little nervous, and I have ordered General Weitzel to send over the Twelfth New Hampshire to him, Colonel Potter's own regiment.

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General Commanding.

CITY POINT, October 13, 1864

Lieutenant DAVENPORT,

General Butler's Staff:

Johnson's division extends from the Appomattox to the Jerusalem plank road. It is all there except the Tennessee brigade: Mahone's division from plank road to the lead-works, with two brigades, Weisiger's and Harris' in reserve; Scales' brigade, from lead-works to the Squirrel Level road, and Lane and McGowan with all of Heth's division on the Boydton plank road. Hampton's cavalry encamped on the Boydton plank road near Burgess' Mill. We should like to be assured of the certainty that all of Pickett's except the four regiments can be located.

SHARPE,

Colonel.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES,
October 13, 1864-9.10 p.m.

Colonel DODGE,

Chief Quartermaster, Bermuda:

Send the detachment of the New York Mounted Rifles to report to General Kautz.

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General.

COBB'S HILL, October 13, 1864-7.15 p.m.

(Received 8.15 p.m.)

Captain CLUM,

Chief Signal Officer.

The enemy have been up in a balloon making observations on our line. This in my immediate front. They were also signaling to parties below.

G. F. YOUNG,

Lieutenant and Acting Signal Officer.

GENERAL ORDERS.
HDQRS. DEPT. OF VA. AND N. C.,

ARMY OF THE JAMES,

Numbers 126.
In the Field, October 13, 1864.

It being testified to the commanding general by a number of refugees and deserters from the enemy that from 100 to 150 soldiers of the United States, captured in arms by the Confederates on the lines near Chaffin's Bluff, have been taken from Libby Prison and otherwheres, and placed to labor on the intrenchments of the enemy's lines in front of their troops, the commanding general on the 13th day of October