HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-4.35 p.m.

Brevet Major-General MOTT, Commanding Third Division:

GENERAL: General Miles is moving to the left. General Humphreys directs that you keep De Trobriand moving to the left in connection, and that you keep up the connection with him (De Tribriand). Send for the brigade of the Second Division if you need it.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-5.50 p.m.

Brevet Major-General MOTT, Commanding Third Division:

The general commanding the corps wishes you to make your line very strong by entrenching and slashing.

C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865-5.56 p.m.

Brevet Major-General MOTT:

You will now resume command of General De Trobriand's division [brigade] and communicate with General Miles. General Miles has been advised that you will resume command. You will please have whatever force of your line is not now entrenched at once.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 31, 1865.

Brevet Major-General MOTT, Commanding Third Division:

General Miles reports that he has pickets in front of part of the line now occupied by your division; you will please relieve them as soon as possible. Headquarters will be brought down the Quaker road about half a mile from Mrs. Rainey's house.

By command of Major-General Humphreys:

C. A. WHITTIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MARCH 31, 1865-10 a.m.

Major DRIVER, Assistant Adjutant-General:

MAJOR: Does not the brevet major-general commanding think that my position is too far to the left, in consequence of your last note? If called upon to re-enforce the Second Division am I not very far from it to be promptly on the ground?

Respectfully, yours,

R. DE TRIBRIAND,

Brigadier-General.