HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865.

General MILES,

Commanding First Division:

The following changes in the position of the troops are ordered and will take place to-night:

First. Brigadier-General Hays, commanding Second Division, will immediately on receipt of this order put all his division in the line, occupying it with a single line, relieving General Mott's troops from as much of the line as practicable and relieving his pickets also.

Second. Soon as General Hays has relieved, General Mott will relieve Miles and hold the line to the Boydton plank road with two brigades.

Third. General Miles upon being relieved by Mott will relieve General Griffin in the line he now holds, taking up the return on the Boydton plank road.

Fourth. General Mott will send a brigade to support the left of the line held by Miles after relieving Griffin.

Fifth. Each division commander will report when they have carried out this order. Acknowledge receipt by telegram.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Same to Generals Hays and Mott.)

HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-1.45 a.m.

Lieutenant Colonel C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Order for movement received. It directs me to relieve General Griffin in the line he now holds, taking up the return on the Boydton plank road. Am I expected by this to relieve anything more than General Griffin's division?

N. A. MILES,

Brevet Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-3.15 a.m.

Brevet Major-General MILES,

Commanding First Division:

You are not expected to relieve anything more than General Griffin's division.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

C. J. MILLS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-3.05 p.m.

Brevet Major-General MILES,

Commanding First Division:

GENERAL: General Humphreys directs me to say that if in the course of your attack you are hard pressed and absolutely need re-en