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519 Series I Volume XXXVII-II Serial 71 - Monocacy Part II

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ters, will be parked near Sandy Hook, to the left of the road, under guard of a strong regiment from General Kenly's brigade. The supply of ammunition in the wagons will be filled up to 110 rounds per man.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. H. WHITTELSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

ORDERS.] HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AND NINETEENTH CORPS,

July 30, 1864.

The command will be held ready to move at daylight to-morrow morning, and will be supplied to-day with four days' rations on the person from to-morrow, and forty rounds of ammunition in the boxes. The chief of artillery will send two of the batteries to report to Brigadier General A. P. Howe, commanding District of Harper's Ferry, taking from those batteries all the service able horses, and distributing them amongst the other batteries, replacing their broken-down and worn-out horses. Ammunition wagons for artillery and infantry, forage wagons for the artillery, and the allowance of headquarters wagons will accompany the troops. The remainder under the orders which will be given him. Corps and other commanders will see that their commands are supplied to-day with everything needed for the field, including arms, for which they will make prompt requisition.

By command of Major-General Wright:

C. H. WHITTELSEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, July 30, 1864.

Brevet Major-General EMORY,

Commanding, &c.:

GENERAL: You will immediately send your cavalry, artillery, and trains on Rocksville and Frederick pike to the Monocacy. Your infantry will be embarked on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Washington depot for some place. Transportation will be ready for 1,000 men as soon as they arrive, and for all the remainder during the afternoon and night. Telegraph your arrival at the Monocacy both here and to General Hunter at Harper's Ferry. Your movement from the Monocacy will depend upon information of the enemy received in mean time. The men should take with them two days' cooked rations.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

WASHINGTON, July 30, 1864-2. 10 p. m.

Major-General WALLACE,

Baltimore, Md.:

Push Clendenin's cavalry toward Emmitsburg, to collect and report information of the enemy.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.


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