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and 115 cars between Danville and Staunton River. Colonel Duane started for Lynchburg this morning to make an examination of the condition of that road and of the time that it will take to put it in running order.
R. N. BATCHELDER,
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, Army of the Potomac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 28, 1865-1.40 p. m.General BENHAM,
Commanding Engineer Brigade, Roanoke Station:
Sheridan will be at Roanoke Station to-morrow night. We send as soon as possible a train of rations and forage, which will reach you day after to-morrow. How many rations can you give Sheridan and replace from this train? He only wishes bread and meat. Tell me all you can give up to him.
ALEX. S. WEBB,
Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 28, 1865-3.40 p. m.Brigadier-General BENHAM,
Commanding Engineer Brigade, Roanoke Station:
General Meade directs that you designate an officer to receipt for the commissary stores now en route for Roanoke Station. Paulins are sent with them. They will be placed on skids and be well covered and kept in depot, subject to draft by Generals Sheridan, Wright, or yourself. This commissary of subsistence will report his issues to the chief commissary of subsistence, Army of the Potomac, as made.
ALEX. S. WEBB,
Brevet Major-General and Chief of Staff.
ROANOKE STATION, April 28, 1865.
(Received 3.50 p. m.)
Major General A. S. WEBB,
Chief of Staff:
From my commissary report I can give General Sheridan about 4,000 rations of bread and about the same number of fresh meat. I would remark, however, that from what I have heard this morning at Clover Hill Station that I presume General Sheridan must be on his return, for his inspector-general, Colonel Sherman, told me at that place that General Sheridan's command was to encamp at South Boston, fifteen miles south of this, to-night.
H. W. BENHAM,
Brigadier-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 28, 1865-4 p. m.General BENHAM,
Roanoke Station:
General Sheridan is on his return. Johnston has surrendered on the same terms give Lee. Sheridan will need rations. I hope to have the
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