GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, ARMY OF THE JAMES, Numbers 43.
Richmond, Va., April 18, 1865.

I. Surg. A. M. Clark, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby assigned to duty as chief surgeen of the hospitals and general superintendent, under the instructions of the medical director, of medical affairs in the city of Richmond and its outskirts.

II. Asst. Surg. M. J. Asch, U. S. Army, is announced as medical inspector of this department, vice Asst. Surg. A. A. Woodhull, U. S. Army, relieved.

By command of Major-General Ord:

ED. W. SMITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, 24TH ARMY CORPS,

April 18, 1865.

The division will move at 5 o'clock to-morrow morning, the division wagon train in front in charge of senior brigade quartermaster. The wagon train will move out at 4.45 o'clock. Colonel Potter will furnish a guard of half a regiment for it. Order of march: Third Brigade, First Brigade, Second Brigade, artillery, ambulances. General Harris will move at 5 o'clock without futher orders.

JNO. W. TURNER,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

PETERSBURG, April 18, 1865.

Major-General WEITZEL:

Sheridan intends to remain where he is. I fear I shall be unable to defend the city against both, and as I hold the balance of power between you, would be glad to know the terms on which you will combine with me against him. I shall make the same proposition to him.

GEO. L. HARTSUFF,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES,
Petersburg, Va., April 18, 1865.

COMMANDING OFFICER FIFTH MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY:

SIR: The major-general commanding directs that you keep small pickets of observation on both sides of the railroad from near the camp of the Twenty-fifth Corps on the south, moving west far enough to cover your positio on the railroad and for some distance along the river on the north. Send out daily a small scouting party in different directions from your camp for a distance of seven to ten miles, with the strictest orders to arrest all pillagers from any command whatever, to investigate and report on all cases of pillage heard of, and to observe the most perfect order. The general commanding is much pleased at the report of the inspection of yesterday, which, together with the arrest of Colonel Adams, had been ordered from department headquar