HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 19, 1865-4 p. m.

Brevet Major-General WEBB,

Chief of Staff:

General Crawford has just sent the following. I send it to you for the information of the major-general commanding:

HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 19, 1865.

Colonel FRED. T. LOCKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Fifth Army Corps:

COLONEL: I have the honor to forward, for the information of the major-general commanding the corps, the following extract from the report of the division officer of outposts for the 14th and 18th instant:

"Parties of from two to six are frequently seen across the fields on our front; supposed to be rebel spies or scouts observing our lines. In the first place, four men appeared on the right of the line and seemed to follow along to the felt, every now and them making their appearance outside the edge of the woods. One man came to the edge of the woods, in front of the left, and sat some time on the fenced; and from time to time groups of two and three made their appearance at various points of the line."

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. W. CRAWFORD,

Brevet Major-General.

G. K. WARREN,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 19, 1865-7.30 p. m.

Major-General WARREN,

Commanding Fifth Corps:

The dispatch of General Crawford of to-day forwarded to you is received. The commanding general directs that the parties reported by General Crawford's division officer of outposts, of from to be rebel spies oar scouts observing our lines, be arrested and brought in.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, FIFTH CORPS,
March 19, 1865.

Major E. T. TIERS,

Commanding Division Pickets:

MAJOR: The general commanding directs that you take a strong force and go out and see what is [in] your front. If there are any rebels there he excepts that you will bring them in.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. W. SWAN,

Brevet Major, U. S. Army, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.