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

Page 791 Chapter LV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.


HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
December 15, 1864.

Major-General SHERIDAN, Commanding Middle Military Division:

I was away yesterday and did not receive your telegram until evening. I will leave here at 6.30 a. m. to-morrow for your headquarters.

C. C. AUGUR,

Major-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
December 15, 1864.

Major-General SHERIDAN:

I have just received an order to relieve Wisewell as military governor of the District. It will take me some days to get things in working order under the new system. Can I delay coming up until Tuesday of next week?

C. C. AUGUR,

Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
Winchester, Va., December 15, 1864.

Major General C. C. AUGUR, Washington, D. C.:

Come to see me when convenient. I wish to put a division of cavalry on your front and want to consult you as soon as it is convenient for you to come.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
December 15, 1864.

Colonel WISEWELL, Military Governor of Washington:

COLONEL: I have received orders from the War Department to relieve you as military governor of this District. I will be at your office to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock to take charge thereof and receive records, property, &c.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. C. AUGUR,

Major-General, Commanding.

P. S.-Please have invoices prepared of everything to be turned over.

HARPER'S FERRY, VA., December 15, 1864.

Major-General SHARIDAN:

I have received the following dispatch from commanding officer of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, picketing the Potomac River:

My orders from General Torbert were to stop all persons who were not furnished with passes from General Sheridan, as well as to arrest smugglers and deserters.

A. P. MORROW,

Captain, Commanding Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry.

These orders I should like to have changed, as they cause me much trouble, and are clearly not such as you contemplated.

Respectfully,

JNO. D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.


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