to Major-General Gordon, and a resident of Baltimore, has just come in. He reports a great many straggles, deserters, guerrillas, and men on leave from the rebel army to be in the mountains of West Virginia. He states that when Lomax heard of Lee's surrender he went in the direction of Dublin Station with the exsection of joining Echols. He does not know what force Lomax took with him. Lomaw's command was composed of Imboden's and Jackson's brigades. Many of the men reported as scattered in the mountains of West Virginia are from these brigades.

W. H. EMORY.

Brevet Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
April 20, 1865.

General STEVENSON,

Harper's Ferry:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs me to say that you will see that the troops of General Dwight's division go on at once to Washington from Harper's Ferry. If necessary you will seize the trains on the Baltimore and ohio Railroad for this purpose.

Respectfully,

W. G. MITCHELL,

Brevet Colonel and Aide-de-Camp.

HARPER'S FERRY, April 20, 1865.

Colonel MITCHELL,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

Two of Dwight's brigades forwarded; only delayed a short time to get engines. Are at Monocacy by this time; should arrive at Washington by 12 o'clock.

Respectfully,

JOHN D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.

WINCHESTER, April 20, 1865.

General STEVENSON:

The major-general commanding directs me to say that you will not wait to send General Dwight's troops off by brigades, but send them off by regiments as rapidly as you can get cars for them.

Respectfully,

W. G. MITCHELL,

Colonel, &c.

HARPER'S FERRY, April 20, 1865.

Colonel MITCHELL,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General:

I am using all engines on road as fast as they arrive to forward Dwight's division, as directed.

Respectfully,

JOHN D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.