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173 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II

Page 173 Chapter LV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION, September 25, 1864.

The command will move through the gap to New Market at 6 a. m., in the following order; first, First Brigade; second, Second Brigade, with Peirce's battery; third, ambulances, ammunition train. General Chapman will put one of his regiments in rear of the train to guard and to bring up all stragglers.

Brigade commanders will call in their pickets and notify these headquarters as soon as they are ready to move.

By command of Brigadier-General Wilson:

L. SIEBERT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION, September 25, 1864.

The command will unsaddle and unharness. Brigade and other independent commanders will draw five days' rations and two days' forage from the train and see that the clotting which has arrived is promptly issued to their men. Horses will be thoroughly groomed and fed, and the command put in readiness to move again as soon as possible and with the utmost dispatch.

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By command of Brigadier-General Wilson:

L. SIEBERT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HARPER'S FERRY, September 25, 1864-9.30 p. m.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

Sheridan has advanced from Woodstock in pursuit of enemy; is reported to have struck them again at Mount Jackson, driving them from the field; will get full particulars to-night. A large train of our wounded coming in; also 20 captured guns and 80 additional captured officers.

Respectfully,

JNO. D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, September 25, 1864.

Brigadier-General STEVENSON:

I would be glad to have your opinion on the points refereed to in your telegram of last night in relation to the most secret line of supplies, &c.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.


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