HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 24, 1865.

Colonel W. W. SANDERS,

Commanding Second Pennsylvania Cavalry:

COLONEL: The commanding general directs that you send one regiment of cavalry for the purpose of ridding the country in the vicinity of New Store of the stragglers from our army, referred to in the inclosed dispatch.*

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 24, 1865 - 10.30 a. m.

Brevet Major-General GRIFFIN,

Commanding Fifth Army Corps:

The commanding general desires you to report the deposition of your troops. Dispatch as to headquarters received.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
Nottoway Court-House, April 24, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Army of the Potomac:

COLONEL: I have the honor to report the disposition of the troops of this corps as follows: General Ayres (Second Division), with one brigade from Nottoway Court-House toward Burkeville Junction, about three miles and a half. Another brigade is about a mile and a half from this point, where the Amelia Court-House road crosses the railroad. His other brigade is at this point. General Crawford, commanding Third Division, has his headquarters at Blacks and Whites Station and is guarding the road from Nottoway Court-House to Wilson's Station. He connects with General Chamberlain, commanding First Division, at Wilson's Station. General Chamberlain guards the road from Wilson's Station to Petersburg, headquarters at Wilson's. A more detailed report will be forwarded when the reports of the First and Third Divisions shall have been received, they having been already called for. The artillery present with the corps is parked near this place. A staff officer (Colonel Bankhead, assistant inspector-general) has been sent along the entire line to inspect the posts and furnish a diagram of the disposition of the forces.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHARLES GRIFFIN,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 24, 1865 - 9.25 p. m.

Brevet Major-General GRIFFIN,

Commanding Fifth Corps:

To prevent any misapprehension, General Meade desires me to say that it is not intended that your corps shall guard more than that portion

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* See next, ante.

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