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HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM GLENNY,

Commanding Fourth Brigade:

COLONEL; The brigadier-general commanding directs me to say that your brigade will be relieved to-night by part of the Second Division of this corps, and that upon being so relieved you will move your command to the rear of the First Brigade. You will relieve the pickets of the Tenth Corps as directed in communication of this p. m. The pickets thus posted by you will be relieved by the Second Division after it has taken your present position, and you are requested to inform the officer relieving you of their position and number.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. R. DRIVER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel JAMES E. McGEE,

Commanding Consolidated Brigade:

COLONEL: I am directed by the brigadier-general commanding to say that your brigade will be relieved in its present position by the Fourth Brigade of this division. He directs that upon being relieved you will move to the rear of the First Brigade. A staff from these headquarters will show the position.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. R. DRIVER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. SECOND DIV., 2nd ARMY CORPS,


Numbers 69. September 25, 1864.

The undersigned resumes command of the division.

JOHN GIBBON,

Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding Division.


SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. SECOND DIV., 2nd ARMY CORPS,

Numbers 132. September 25, 1864.

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2. Brigadier General T. W. Egan, U. S. Volunteers, having reported in accordance with Special Orders, Numbers 244, headquarters Second Army Corps, is hereby assigned to the command of the First Brigade.

By order of Major-General Gibbon, commanding division:

A. HENRY EMBLER,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Bvt. Major General G. MOTT,

Commanding Third Division:

GENERAL: The commanding general directs that when the troops of General Parke's command relieve your line, as specified in the inclosed


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