HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 14, 1864. (Received 8 p. m.)

Major-General HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

I forwarded to the Secretary of War several days ago a list of promotions for the battle of the 19th of October. I have not as yet heard from it. The cases are deserving, and should be promptly made out.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON, 22ND ARMY CORPS,
November 14, 1864.

Brigadier General JOHN P. SLOUGH,

Military Governor of Alexandria:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that those troops belonging to Colonel Awl's regiment, now between Alexandria and Accotink bridge, be relieved to-morrow, November 15, and sent to Colonel Awl, at Fairfax. The railroad from Alexandria to Accotink must be guarded by troops taken from the garrison at Alexandria.

Respectfully,

J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS,
November 14, 1864.

Brigadier-General DWIGHT:

GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose a copy of dispatch* received at headquarters Middle Military Division and transmitted to these headquarters. In pursuance of instructions from headquarters Middle Military Division, the general commanding directs that you send a regiment out to verify the report at once, and report the result at once to these headquarters without delay. Captain York has already been sent with verbal instructions, but I send this to prevent mistakes.

Very respectfully, yours, &c.,

DUNCAN S. WALKER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 14, 1864-6 p. m.

Brevet Major-General EMORY,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The inclosed copy of dispatch just received from signal officer at Newtown. The major-general commanding directs that you send a regiment out to verify this report at once, and report the result of the same to these headquarters without delay.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAS. W. FORSYTH,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff.

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*See inclosure to next, post.

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