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487 Series I Volume XLII-III Serial 89 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part III

Page 487 Chapter LIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

25 muskets from One hundred and twenty-fifth New York, under Captain D. A. Allen, Thirty-ninth New York. Two hundred men of the Seventh New York are in reserve near the Southall house.

Very respectfully,

N. A. MILES,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
November 2, 1864 - 9 a. m. (Received 10.15 a. m.)

Brigadier General S. WILLIAMS,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have the honor to report all quiet in my front during yesterday and last night. The movements of the enemy in the vicinity of the Boisseau house were reported yesterday to the major-general commanding. Two deserters from Sixth Virginia, Mahone's brigade, were received and forwarded.

Respectfully,

G. K. WARREN,

Major-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, FIFTH CORPS,

Numbers 156.
November 2, 1864.

I. The Ninety-first and One hundred and fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Regiments are hereby transferred from the Second to the Third Brigade and will report to Brigadier-General Bartlett, commanding.

II. The One hundred and eighty-ninth New York Volunteers, having reported in compliance with Special Orders, Numbers 270, headquarters Fifth Army Corps, is hereby assigned to the Second Brigade and will report to Brevet Brigadier-General Gregory, commanding.

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By command of Brigadier-General Griffin:

GEO. MONTEITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. 1ST Brigadier, 3rd DIV., FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

November 2, 1864.

All First and Third Division badges will be discarded at once. Until further orders this command will wear the badge of the old First Division, First Army Corps.

By command of Brigadier-General Griffin:

GEO. MONTEITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS,
November 2, 1864.

Major-General HUMPHREYS,

Chief of Staff:

Nothing new. A deserter from Fifty-second North Carolina came in last night.

JNumbers G. PARKE,

Major-General.


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