HEADQUARTERS FERRERO'S DIVISION,
Petersburg, Va., April 6, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE C. KIBBE,

Commanding Second Brigade:

COLONEL: You will at once move your brigade to a position outside of the town, which has been designated by the general by the general commanding to Lieutenant-Colonel Arden, who will give you the information. You will picket all the roads on your front leading into this city.

By command of Brevet Major-General Ferrero:

GEO. G. HICKS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS POST,
City Point, Va., April 6, 1865.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: I have the honor to inform you that I have received the following telegrams from Major-General Weitzel:

RICHMOND, April 5, 1865.

OFFICER COMMANDING FORCES,

City Point, Va.:

A brigade will be ordered to relieve you. On being relieved you are ordered to report to General Meade by telegraph.

G. WEITZEL,

Major-General, Commanding.

The order directing Major-General Hartsuff to report to you with a brigade has been countermanded. General Russell with his brigade will report to you.

G. WEITZEL,

Major-General, Commanding.

General Russell reported here this evening with two regiments of infantry (colored), but as a large portion of my command is absent at Point Lookout and Washington I am unable to report to General Meade until I can assemble them. The following statement will show what portion of my command is absent: Present, 50 officers, 1,169 men; absent, 40 officers, 1,027 men; total, 90 officers, 2,196 men.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHARLES H. T. COLLINS,

Brevet Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS POST,
City Point, Va., [April 6], 1865.

Major D. D. WHEELER,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Richmond, Va.:

MAJOR: Brevet Brigadier-General Collis refuses to be relieved, and says he was placed in command by Major-General Meade, and before he will be relieved requires an order from him or higher authority, and does not think Major-General Weitzel could issue an order to take