teries of artillery. The prisoners captured will amount to several thousand. I will forward you the dispatch in cipher in the morning with such other information as may come in.

T. S. BOWERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS,

April 2, 1865-12.15 a.m.

General MEADE:

Has Miles possession of the White Oak road? If he has let him move down it at once and join Sheridan as rapidly as possible without awaiting anything.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS,

April 2, 1865-12.30 a.m.

General MEADE:

If Miles has not got possession of White Oak, so as to follow that up, he might move by J. Boisseau's, and from there to Five Forks.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 2, 1865-12.32 a.m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

What say you to my dispatch about the attack on the Crow house by Hays on right of Second Corps? Shall it be at 4 a.m. or not?

G. G. MEADE,

Major-General.

GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS,

April 2, 1865-12.50 a.m.

Major-General MEADE:

The attack on Crow House battery may be suspended altogether. It was ordered at 4 a.m. in conjunction with other attacks that had then been ordered, but which have been ordered earlier and under a state of facts that were not then known. If they are successful there will be no necessity for the attack. If they are not it cannot be told that we will be in a condition on make it.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

MEADE'S HEADQUARTERS,

April 2, 1865-1 a.m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

I doubt very much any of the corps commanders making their attacks before 4 a.m., since their columns are not yet formed. I have ordered