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122 Series I Volume XLIX-II Serial 104 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part II

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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
Lick Creek, East Tenn., March 29, 1865-4 p. m.

Captain H. E. STANSBURY,

Knoxville, Tenn.:

If General Elliott prefers to march General Van Derveer's brigade to Rogersville Junction he can do so; if not, come by rail when the bridge is done. If the marches, come with his wagon trains, which will carry dive days' rations for the men. General E. will leave an officer at K. to forward everything of his division left behind and then you come to the front.

By order of Major-General Stanely:

J. S. FULLERTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.

KNOXVILLE, March 29, 1865.

Lieutenant-Colonel FULLERTON,

Chief of Staff, Fourth Army Corps, Lick Creek:

Advance of Second Division left this a. m. with orders to report at Rogersville Junction. Third Brigade, at Decatur, has not been relieved. Transportation of Second Division will leave here to-morrow. Fifty-seventh Indiana as guard for whole train.

H. E. STANSBURY,

Captain and Commissary of Musters.


HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, FOURTH ARMY CORPS,
In the Field, March 29, 1865.

This command will march at 5.30 o'clock to-morrow morning in the following order: Second Brigade, First Brigade, Third Brigade. Trains will march in the same order as to-day.

By command of Major-General Wood:

M. P. BESTOW,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Cannon's Ford, March 29, 1865.

Major WILLIAMS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant Inspector-General:

MAJOR: Push the trains along as trains along as rapidly as possible. Every effort must be made to get them across both forks of the river as soon as possible; so hurry them up. General Long has been ordered to detail a regiment to assist in this. They must be here before this rain raises the river.

By order of General Wilson:

HENRY E. NOYES,

Lieutenant and Aide-de-Camp.

THREE MILES WEST OF ELYTON, ALA., March 29, 1865.

Major BEAUMONT:

SIR: I have the honor to report the following as information for the major-general commanding: First, Captain Ross is reported at Elyton.


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