HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER,
April 13, 1864.

General M. C. MEIGS,

Quartermaster-General, Washington:

Complaints are frequent again about scarcity of hay. Have not had over 4 pounds per day to each animal this month. Cavalry officers are complaining loudly.

RUFUS INGALLS,

Brigadier-General, Chief Quartermaster, Army of Potomac.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 13, 1864-11 a. m. (Received 12 noon.)

Brigadier General D. H. RUCKER,

Chief Quartermaster:

Our medical director may call on you for a steamer fo suitable draught and size to answer as hospital store-ship in case our operations should make it necessary on the York or James Rivers. There will be many other things required in that event. I propose to see you in person about the matter as soon as I can calculate more definitely than it is possible to do now. I shall send you by mail to-day a statement of what land transportation General Burnside's column will require.

RUFUS INGALLS,

Brigadier-General, Chief Quartermaster, Army of Potomac.

ARTILLERY HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,

April 13, 1864.

Brigadier General A. P. HOWE,

Inspector-General Artillery, U. S. Army:

GENERAL: In obedience to the instructions of the general commanding this army, Batteries B and M, First Connecticut Artillery (Brooker's and Pratt's), will report to you.

It is the desire of the general and of the lieutenant-general commanding the Armies of the United States that these batteries be refitted and held in readiness to rejoin this army, for which the necessary orders will be given when the batteries are required.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

HENRY J. HUNT,

Brigadier-General, Chief of Artillery.

STONY MOUNTAIN, April 13, 1864-11. 30 a. m.

Captain NORTON,

Chief Signal Officer, Army of the Potomac:

Working parties of the enemy are employed this morning making new intrenchments on the heights beyond Somerville Ford. A train at a halt is in sight 25 degrees west of south, about 7 miles distant from this point. It is headed toward our left; head of train is out of sight in the woods. Counted thirty wagons in sight; will watch for them. There is no change in the enemy's camp visible from this point.

TAYLOR,

Signal Officer.