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HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS,
June 19, 1864.

Major-General WILLIAMS,

Commanding First Division:

GENERAL: The enemy have gone. The major-general commanding directs that you send out from your command a reconnoitering party toward Marietta, by the main road in your front. If the creek in your front needs bridging, the general desires that you will set your pioneers at work at once.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. W. PERKINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Indorsement.]

JUNE 19, 1864-6 a. m.

Colonel Robinson will examine the creek in his front immediately, and report as to necessity of bridge. In the mean time the pioneer parties of each brigade will be assembled, and as soon as ready the fact will be reported at these headquarters.

By command of Brigadier-General Williams:

S. E. PITTMAN,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH CORPS,
June 19, 1864-7 p. m.

COMMANDING OFFICER FIRST DIVISION:

At 5 a. m. to-morrow morning your division will be relieved by a division of the Fourth Corps, when you will march your division to the corps hospital. A scout will be sent to show you the ground.

By command of Major-General Hooker:

H. W. PERKINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, TWENTIETH CORPS,
In the Field, Ga., June 19, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel H. W. PERKINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Twentieth Corps:

COLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that the enemy have withdraw from my front, and my skirmishers now occupy their breast-works.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JNO. W. GEARY,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.


HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
June 19, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel H. W. PERKINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Twentieth Corps:

COLONEL: For the information of the general commanding, I have the honor to state that my reconnoitering parties about an hour and a


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