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quarters, will proceed to his place of residence and from there report by letter to the Adjutant-General of the Army, Washington, D. C., for orders.

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By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, March 23, 1865.

This corps will be reviewed to-day at 2.30 p. m. The following instructions for the staff of the major-general commanding the corps are communicated:

1. Colonel William, aided by Captain Stacey, to have general supervision.

2., Major lIvermore will supervise the Third Division, to be accompanied by Lieutenant Campbell.

3. Major Binghan will supervise the First Division.

4. Captain Wiseter will supervise the Second Division. These staff officers will notify division commanders of any imperfection, irregularity, or deviation form the programme.

5. Captain Pelton to take charge of extra saddle-horses or spring wagons, putting the latter in park on the left of the reviewing officer, or sufficiency near the line of march to command a good view of the troops. Upon the field the staff will move in the line in rear of the general; the orderlies in the line in rear of staff; the cavalry in the line in rear of orderlies.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

CHAS. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, March 23, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,
Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have the honor to report all quiet on this front the past twenty-four hours.

Respectfully,

G. K. WARREN,

Major-General of Volunteers.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, FIFTH CORPS, March 23, 1865.

Brevet Brigadier-General DENISON,

Commanding Second Brigade:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you take your brigade to Major-General Humphreys, commanding Second Corps, for temporary duty on his line while his corps is reviewed to-day. You


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