45 Series I Volume XL-III Serial 82 - Richmond, Petersburg Part III
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.July 6, 1864-9 a.m.
Major-General WRIGHT, Commanding Sixth Corps:
The commanding general directs that you send the trains of the division that is embarking at City Point to that place for embarkation.
A. A. HUMPHREYS.
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.July 6, 1864-9.30 a.m.
Major-General WRIGHT, Commanding Sixth Corps:
Has the division ordered to Washington started?
S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
July 6, 1864-10 a.m.
General WILLIAMS:
The division (Ricketts') ordered to City Point to embark there, started at about 4 o'clock this a.m.
H. G. WRIGHT,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.July 6, 1864-12 m.
Major-General WRIGHT, Commanding Sixth Corps:
The commanding general instructs me to say that it is decided not to take the trains with the division, and directs that they be parked at some convenient point between this and City Point, under the charge of an officer.
A. A. HUMPHREYS.
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS,
July 6, 1864.Brigadier General S. WILLIAMS.
Assistant Adjutant General, Army of the Potomac:
GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of casualties in this command from 20th ultimo to 1st instant:
Killed Wounded. Missing.
Command. Offic Men. Offi Men. Offic Men. Aggre
ers cers ers gate
First 1 15 - 35 - 8 59
Division
Second 2 31 7 137 28 386 591
Division
Third - 8 - 49 4 81 142
Division
Artillery - 1 - 6 - - 7
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. G. WRIGHT,
Major-General, Commanding.
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