WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 25, 1865-8 a. m.

Major PAINE,

Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps:

Our line near Fort Stedman just advanced to its old position. Can see but little of the effects of the fight here. Two trains, one of eleven box-cars and one coach at 6.35 a. m., the other of eights boxcars at 7.35-passed toward Petersburg.

Very respectfully,

H. W. HOLMAN,

Sergeant.

(Copy to Lieutenant Benson, adjutant, signal corps, Army of the Potomac.)

WATHALL, SIGNAL STATION, March 25, 1865-1.3-0 p. m.

Major PAINE,

Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps:

A column of about 1,000 infantry just moved out of Petersburg on a road running in a westerly direction.

Very respectfully,

H. W. HOLMAC,

Sergeant.

(Copy to Lieutenant Benson, adjutant, signal corps, Army of the Potomac.)

WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 25, 1865-5.15 p. m.

Major PAINE,

Chief Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps:

At 4.45 p. m. artillery firing seen beyond Petersburg at a point about south 47 degrees west. Bodies of troops moving in a westerly direction. Supposed to be cavalry, but not certain.

Very respectfully,

GEO. W. HOPPING,

Sergeant.

(Copy to Lieutenant Benson, adjutant, signal corps, Army of the Potomac.)

WALTHALL SIGNAL STATION, March 25, 1865-5.30 p. m.

Major PAINE,

Signal Officer, Ninth Army Corps.

All quiet this p. m. At 9.45 two trains-one seven coaches and nine box-cars, the other of sever box-cars-passed toward Richmond. 12 m., a train of five box-cars passed toward Petersburg. At 12.30 p. m. about 500 prisoners that the enemy had captured from us were marched up the railroad track toward Dunlop's. At 3 p. m. a train of ten box-cars and one flat, one box and the flat crowded with men, passed toward Richmond.