CITY POINT, March 26, 1865-10.50 a. m.

Major General E. O. C. ORD:

General Sheridan will cross all his men to-day, and the bridge will be returned and be ready for your use by midnight to-night.

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
Before Richmond, Va., March 26, 1865.

Brigadier-General RAWLINS,

Chief of Staff, City Point:

Twenty deserters from the enemy have been received since yesterday.

THEODORE READ,

Chief of Staff.

CITY POINT, March 26, 1865-5.30 p. m.

Major-General ORD:

I am now starting a tug to the pontoon bridge with maps for you. Please send some one down to the bridge, where Sheridan is crossing, to receive them.

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES,
March 26, 1865-9 p. m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT,

City Point:

I shall leave my wood pontoons on the river. Will I want any canvas pontoons or engineer troops?

E. O. C. ORD,

Major-General.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA, ARMY OF THE JAMES,
In the Field, March 26, 1865-12.45 p. m.

Brevet Brigadier-General SHARPE,

City Point:

Deserters from the reserves left Richmond about 9 o'clock yesterday evening; say Pickett's division arrived there yesterday morning en route for Petersburg, but the order was countermanded, and they marched back toward the left at about 11 in the forenoon. One of them talked with men of Corse's brigade.

FRED. L. MANNING,

Provost-Marshal-General.