WAR DEPARTMENT,

July 21, 1864.

Major-General WALLACE:

The Secretary of War does not authorize any express to be incurred in work on the fortifications by you, and directs you not to incur any. The work will be executed under particular orders by an engineer officer. Acknowledge receipt.

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPT., 8TH ARMY CORPS, Numbers 56.
Baltimore, July 21, 1864.

I. Paragraph 4, General Orders, Numbers 52, current series, is hereby revoked.

II. General E. B. Tyler, commanding First Separate Brigade, will make his headquarters at the Relay House, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, until further orders.

By command of Major-General Wallace:

SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. C., July 21, 1864.

COMMANDING OFFICER, Annapolis, Md.:

All convalescent officers capable of doing duty with convalescent troops will report to Major-General Augur in Washington.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

WASHINGTON, July 22, 1864-10 a. m.

(Received 6. 40 p. m.)

Lieutenant-General GRANT,

City Point, Va.:

A staff officer of General Wright arrived last night with a dispatch, dated 1. 30 p. m. of the 21st. * Acting on your previous orders, he had given up the pursuit and would reach Washington to-day. He left the enemy retreating on Front Royal and Strasburg. It is for you to decide whether he shall remain to co-operate with Hunter's forces, or whether he shall embark for City Point. In my opinion raids will be renewed as soon as he leaves; but you are the judge whether or not a large enough movable force shall be kept here to prevent them.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

CITY POINT, VA., July 22, 1864-9 p. m.

(Received 7 a. m. 23d.)

Major-General HALLECK, Washington, D. C.:

Your dispatch of 10 a. m. to-day received. I telegraphed several days ago to retain Wright and the other forces until the retreat of

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*See p. 411.

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