78 Series I Volume XLIX-II Serial 104 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part II
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to send to these headquarters for what is required immediately. The troops will carry forty rounds of ammunition and four days' rations.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. HOUGH,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Brigadier General K. Garrard, commanding Second Division, and Brigadier General E. A. Carr, commanding Third Division.)
HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Dannelly's Mills, Ala., March 24, 1865.Brigadier General J. MCARTHUR,
Commanding First Division:
GENERAL: The major general commanding directs that this command move to-morrow morning in the following order: First, First Division at 8 a. m., taking the road to Deer Park; second, Second Division at 9 a. m., following the First, and keeping well closed up; Third, wagon train, including all wagons except the two ammunition wagons, tool wagon to each brigade, pioneer wagons, ambulances, hospital wagons, and the forage wagons of the batteries, which will follow their several commands. All others will take place with the wagon train. The Third Division will leave at 9 a. m. and will act for the day as guard for the wagon train, leaving one brigade in rear of it as rear guard, and with the other two, protecting well its flanks. The divisions will move promptly at the time indicated.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. HOUGH,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to Brigadier General K. Garrard, commanding Second Division, and Brigadier General E. A. Carr, commanding Third Division.)
HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Dannelly's Mills, Ala., March 24, 1865.Brigadier General J. MCARTHUR,
Commanding First Division:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that the brigade sent to Lowell's Bridge to-day be recalled to move with your command to-morrow morning.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. HOUGH,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
In the Field, near Fish River, Ala., March 24, 1865.Colonel W. L. MCMILLEN,
Commanding First Brigade:
COLONEL: The general commanding directs that your brigade proceed at once to Lowell's Bridge, across Fish River - near your right - and repair the bridge so that cavalry and artillery can cross. You will
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