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HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 27, 1864.Colonel WILLIAM GAMBLE,
Eighth Illinois Cavalry, Commanding Camp Stoneman:
COLONEL: The major-general commanding desires to know who commanded the picket which left your camp last evening for Poolesville. In order that there may be no possible misunderstanding, I have the honor to inform you that any detachment in your camp belonging to the First New Jersey, Third Indiana, First, Third, Sixth, and Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments of Cavalry will be considered included in the sense of the letter of instructions forwarded previously to you directing all available mounted men to be sent to Major-General Wright.
I am, colonel, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
J. H. TAYLOR,
Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.
POOLESVILLE, July 27, 1864.
(Received 5. 05 p. m.)
Colonel J. H. TAYLOR,
Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff:
The detachment ordered from Camp Stoneman to report to this place has arrived. Shall I forward you a written report by orderly?
HENRY A. PEARSONS,
Lieutenant, Commanding.
HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 27, 1864.Brigadier-General DE RUSSY,
Commanding Division:
GENERAL: The major-general commanding desires that you inform these headquarters what progress has been made in clearing the approaches to the works on your line of brush. He desires, also, to know, approximately, the height of this brush.
I am, general, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
J. H. TAYLOR,
Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.
(Same to General M. D. Hardin, commanding division.)
HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 27, 1864.Colonel H. M. LAZELLE,
Commanding Cavalry Brigade, Falls Church:
COLONEL: The major-general commanding desires that you send with as little delay as practicable to these headquarters the officer in charge of the party which returned from the Rapidan last evening, and the prisoner (belonging to the Sixth Virginia) captured by him.
I am, colonel, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
J. H. TAYLOR,
Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.
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