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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 6, 1865.Major-General PARKE,
Commanding Ninth Corps, Burke's Station:
Let your medical director or chief medical officer present at Burke's Station make suitable preparation to receive, shelter, and properly care for the wounded of this army who are now ordered to be sent to that point, and send up the Ninth Corps ambulances.
By order of General Meade:
ALEX. S. WEBB,
Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS,
Wellville Station, April 6, 1865-8.20 a. m.Brevet Major-General WILLCOX,
Commanding First Division:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you use your command to guard the South Side Railroad and Cox's road from Sutherland's to Wilson's Station, picketing strongly all the cross-roads and roads approaching from the north and south. At Wilson's Station you will connect with General Hartranft's division.
I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO. C. YOUNGMAN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS,
Nottoway Court-House, April 6, 1865-5 p. m.Brigadier-General GRIFFIN,
Commanding Second Division:
I wish you to move your Second Brigade to Nottoway Court-House. General Curting has just arrived and I will order him direct to move on to Burkeville. The brigade at Nottoway Court-House must look well to the roads leading to the Nottoway River. I move General Curtin for the reason that General Ord has left Burkeville. I will direct General Hartranft to move his advanced brigade in order to protect the road that you were to cover this side of Blacks and Whites.
JNO. G. PARKE,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS,
Wellville Station, April 6, 1865-8.20 a. m.Brevet Major-General HARTRANFT,
Commanding Third Division:
GENERAL: The commanding general directs that you will, on being relieved by General Willcox, guard the South Side Railroad and Cox's road from Wilcon's Station forward to include Blacks and Whites, relieving the troops of General Griffin's division on their receiving
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