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177 Series I Volume XLVI-III Serial 97 - Appomattox Campaign Part III

Page 177 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 26, 1865-1.40 p. m.

Bvt. Major General A. S. WEBB,

Chief of Staff:

My latest return of prisoners taken yesterday is 14 officers and 327 men, and 1 officer and about 10 men besides in hospital. Report should have been send before, but have been waiting for report from hospitals, which has not yet come.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 26, 1865.

COMMANDING OFFICER SECOND CORPS:

General Meade desires to know whether you have any rebel wounded in your hospitals not included in your returns of prisoners.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 26, 1865-3.10 p. m.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

There are no rebel wounded in my hospital except those (about ten) included in my last report of prisoners. I will send accurate report as to the number of those soon.

A. A. HUMPHRYES,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 26, 1865. (Received 5.45 p. m.)

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

My losses yesterday were: First Division, 27 men killed, 10 officers and 256 men wounded, 1 officer and 56 men missing; Second Division, 4 men killed, 3 officers and 29 men wounded; Third Division, 1 officer and 19 men killed, 14 officers and 150 wounded, 1 officer and 119 men missing; aggregate, 690. The number of missing is i excess of the number reported to me last night.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 26, 1865. (Received 5.55 p. m.)

Bvt. Major General A. S. WEBB,

Chief of Staff:

I find to-day that but one battle-flag was captured yesterday, instead of two as reported last night.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General, Commanding.

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