HDQRS. REMOUNT CAMP, CAVALRY, MIDDLE MIL. DIV.,
Pleasant Valley, Md., April 26, 1865.

Brevet Major-General TORBERT, Commanding Army of the Shenandoah:

SIR: There are 1,250 men and 12 officers, under command of Major Herkness, Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, all belonging to Reserve Brigade, First Division, now on cars and will start at once. there are also 921 men and 12 officers, under command of Captain Flesher, Third West Virginia Cavalry, and about 1,100 of the train, all under command of Major Hude, Fifteenth New York Cavalry, now starting with the wagons, which are following the artillery. Total numbers sent this morning, 3,271 men and 25 officers. All the sick belonging to Reno's command have been sent to general hospital in Harper's Ferry. there will be no chance of sending any more men off to-day, as there are no cars at the Ferry. They have been telegraphed for to Baltimore, and will in all probability be up to-night.

Very respectfully,

H. H. GOLDSMITH,

Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST SEPARATE BRIGADE,
DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA,

Charleston, W. Va., April 26, 1865.

Major E. E. BLUNDON, Guyandotte, W. Va.:

As muster day is so near, monthly returns to come, in, and other reasons, I do not wish any expeditions sent out until after May 1. I will arrange and order then co-operative expeditions from all the post to cover the whole country between the Kanawha and the Kentucky line. You will circulate the information that all rebel soldiers must report to take the oath or be paroled. They can be paroled only be Major Gramm. Captain Rife is now at Lewisburg paroling all the forces in my front. Stationery was forgotten. Acknowledge receipt.

JOHN H. OLEY,

Colonel, Commanding.

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL

FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND,

Baltimore, April 26, 1865.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.:

SIR: The following marks are upon the person of Booth by which he may be recognized: On his right arm are the initials of his name, and on his left hand, between the forefinger and thumb, a small cross, and across the same hand several spots, all in India ink.

J. L. McPHAIL,

Provost-Marshal-General, State of Maryland.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
TWENTY-SECOND ARMY CORPS,

April 26, 1865.

COMMANDING OFFICER DISMOUNTED CAVALRY

EN ROUTE FROM REMOUNT CAMP:

SIR: Transportation will be ready for your command at 8 a. m., the 27th instant, at Sixth Street Wharf, at which hour the major-general