HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, April 1, 1865.

General J. A. HARDIE:

Notwithstanding the precautions taken, General Meade's order* is published in all the papers of Thursday, including the Chronicle, as coming from General Grant. The general wishes me to ask you if this cannot be looked into.

GEO. D. RUGGLES,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, ARMIES OPERATING AGAINST RICHMOND, April 1, 1865.

General SHARPE,

Headquarters General Grant:

With exception of Pickett's division, which is now in your front, no change in enemy's lines in front of Bermuda Hundred and on north side of the James. Sent parties through as you directed; expect them back in the morning. K-not back yet. Prisoners and deserters know nothing of any troops coming from North Carolina. Don't think any have come.

OLIVER.

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL GENERAL, ARMIES OPERATING AGAINST RICHMOND, April 1, 1865.

J. C. BABCOCK,

Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

Nothing known by prisoners and deserters in reference to troops coming from North Carolina. Position on north side James and Bermuda front unchanged, except that all of Pickett's division is now in your front.

OLIVER.

TOWER SIGNAL STATION, April 1, 1865-9 a.m.

Captain DAVIS,

Chief Signal Officer, Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

At 8 a.m. wagon train, reported last eve as parked near Cox's road, moved left on same road. At same time five pieces of artillery [light 12-pounders] with four caissons came from the right [our right] and moved along with the wagon train, disappearing on the left. Camp near Daggett's seems partially deserted. Pickets relieved as usual. The wagon train above mentioned was increased since last report by twenty wagons, six of them having black covers. The two pieces of artillery, reported halted on Cox's road yesterday, disappeared last night.

E. H. WARDWELL,

Lieutenant and Signal Officer.

[Same to Lieutenant Dillingham, headquarters Ninth Army Corps, and Brevet Major Paine, General Ord's headquarters.]

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*See General Orders, Numbers 13, p.174.

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