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Page 231 Chapter LIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - UNION.


HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,
October 14, 1864. (Received 10 a.m.)

Brevet Major-General TERRY,

Commanding Tenth Army Corps:

You will reoccupy the position held by your command before the movement, relieving such of General Weitzel's command as were placed there during your absence.

By order of Major-General Butler:

ED. W. SMITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General


HEADQUARTERS TENTH ARMY CORPS,
October 14, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel ED. W. SMITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

My losses yesterday foot up as follows: Killed, 3 officers, 33 men: wounded, 14 officers, 296 men; missing, 1 officer, 23 men, aggregate,18 officers, 352 men.*

ALF. H. TERRY,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS TENTH ARMY CORPS,
October 14, 1864.

Lieutenant-Colonel SMITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

General Kautz reports to me the following casualties on the 13th: Killed, 2; wounded, 29; missing, 13, aggregate, 44.#.

ALF. H. TERRY,

Brevet Major-General.


HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
October 14, 1864.

Major-General BUTLER:

Shall my troops take the position they occupied before Terry's reconnaissance?

G. WEITZEL,

Brevet Major-General.

BUTLER'S HEADQUARTERS,

October 14, 1864. (Received 9.40 a.m.)

Brevet Major-General WEITZEL,

Commanding Eighteenth Army Corps:

General Terry will reoccupy his old position. You will withdraw your troops which were sent there as fast as relieved by him.

By order of Major-General Butler:

ED. W. SMITH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

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*But see revised statement, Part I, p. 147.

#But see revised statement, Part I, p. 148.

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