HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Cumberland, Md., April 2, 1864.

Brigadier-General CROOK,

Charleston, W. Va.:

Have you received my telegram of yesterday requesting information whether you have received instructions from General Grant or not, and ordering you to have your command in readiness for active service?

F. SIGEL,

Major-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPT., 8TH A. C., Numbers 20.
Baltimore, Md., April 2, 1864.

Brigadier General Daniel Tyler is hereby relieved from command of the District of Delaware, and at the expiration of his present leave of absence will report by letter to these headquarters.

By command of Major-General Wallace:

SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPT., 8TH A. C., Numbers 21.
Baltimore, Md., April 2, 1864.

Brigadier General John R. Kenly is hereby assigned to the command of the District of Delaware, headquarters at Wilmington; he will enter upon his duties at once.

By command of Major-General Wallace:

SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

NICHOLASVILLE, KY., April 2, 1864.

Brigadier-General FERRERO:

Sixteen cars with 600 men, and three cars with horses and baggage left at 6 p. m., Colonel Howard in charge of train. This train takes all the men belonging to the corps.

ROBT. A. HUTCHINS,

Captain.

CONFIDENTIAL.] FORT MONROE, VA., April 2, 1864.

Major General BENJAMIN F. BUTLER,

Commanding Dept. of Va. and N. C., Fort Monroe, Va.:

In the spring campaign, which it is desirable shall commence at as early a day as practicable, it is proposed to have co-operative action of all the armies in the field, as far as the object can be accomplished. It will not be possible to united our armies into two or three large ones, to act as so many units, owing to the absolute necessity of holding on to the territory already taken from the enemy; but, generally speaking, concentration can be practically effected by armies moving to the interior of the enemy's country from the territory