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HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES,
Clark's Gap, July 17, 1864.Brigadier-General RICKETTS,
Commanding, &c.:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you join the Sixth Corps at this place with your own division. The brigade under General Kenly you will please direct to report to Brigadier-General Emory, commanding Nineteenth Corps, in the vicinity of Leesburg, that brigade being temporarily assigned to that corps.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. A. WHITTIER,
Major and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
Official copy furnished to Brigadier-General Emory, commanding Nineteenth Corps, for his information. This will be considered the order of assignment of Kenly's brigade to the Nineteenth Corps.
By command of Major General H. G. Wright:
C. A. WHITTIER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
ORDERS,] HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Near Leesburg, Va., July 17, 1864.
1. The infantry and artillery of the First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps, will move at 4 a. m. to-morrow, through Clark's Gap toward Snickersville, in rear of the Sixth Corps.
2. The infantry and artillery of General Kenly's command will move at 4. 10 a. m. to-morrow to the same place, following the First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps.
3. The trains of these two commands will follow in rear of the troops in the order of march of their respective commands.
By command of Brigadier-General Emory:
DUNCAN S. WALKER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIAHarper's Ferry, July 17, 1864.
Colonel DEVOL,
36th Ohio Vols., Commanding Detach. 1st Brigadier 2nd Infty. Div.:COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that you remain at your present camp with your command until the arrival of the rest of the brigade. Before moving he also directs that the brigade commander report to him in person for instructions. He further directs that you send out immediately Captain Blazer, with fifty men from his company, as bearer of dispatches from these headquarters to Brigadier-General Crook and to open communication with him.
I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
[P. G. BIER,]
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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