pickets and drove them to their works, capturing sixteen men. The enemy then sent out a small party and attempted to drive Miles back, but failed. The prisoners were from Mcgowan's brigade, Wilcox's division, and report Scales' brigade of Wilcox's division also here, on their left.

A. A. HUMPRHEYS,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
March 31, 1865-10.15 a. m.

Major General A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Commanding Second Corps:

General Ord's dispatch is forwarded for your information.* General Meade wishes you to act according to your judgment, either attacking to relieve Ord or sending your reserves to him.

ALEX. S. WEBB,

Brever Major-General and Chief of Staff.

(Copy to Generals Wright and Ord.)

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865.

General WEBB:

I have sent De Trobriand's brigade to be near the Crow house for supporting any one needing it there. Just at the time of receiving your dispatch and the one from General Ord there is quite heavy firing upon right of the picket-line of the Fifth corps. Hays in directed to attack the enemy if they press Turner.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-10.45 a. m.

General WEBB:

The division officer of the day of General Mott's reports that about 9.30 this morning troops of the enemy, at least one brigade, were seen moving toward their right in front of left of Mott's division.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-11 a. m.

General WEBB:

It looks to me as if the attack were going to be on Warren, and not on Ord.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General.

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*See Ord to Grant, 9.30 a. m., p. 374.

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