SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA, No. 233.
Camp Russell, Va., December 8, 1864.

I. Battery C, First Pennsylvania Artillery, First. Lieutenant S. L. Richards commanding, will proceed forthwith to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., via railroad from Stephenson's Dept, preparatory to being equipped for field service, and report to Brigadier-General Stevenson, commanding Military District of Harper's Ferry.

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By command of Major-General Crook:

WM. McKINLEY, JR.,
Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

CITY POINT, VA., December 9, 1864-1.30 p. m.

(Received 3 p. m.)

Major-General SHERIDAN,

Kernstown, Va.:

Deserters in to-day show that Gordon's and Pegram's divisions left Early last Wednesday morning. We have deserters from Terry's brigade of Gordon's division. This only leaves Rodes' and Wharton's division, with the cavalry, in the Valley. If the weather holds favorable you can make a successful offensive campaign. Try it if you can.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

KERNSTOWN, VA., December 9, 1864-11 a. m.

(Received 11.15 a. m.)

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

Two brigades of the Second Division, Sixth Corps, leave for Washington to-day. The remaining brigade will form the escort for the artillery and wagon trains. I have nothing to report except the surprise and capture of a party of twenty-seven men of the Twenty-first New York Cavalry. The officer in command was Lieutenant Holcomb. He was wounded. I have dismissed him from the service.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION, No. 107.
December 9, 1864.

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4. Brigadier General A. Gibbs is assigned to duty with the cavalry of this army, and will report to Brevet Major-General Merritt, commanding First Cavalry Division, for assignment.

5. Colonel O. Edwards, Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, is hereby assigned to the command of the Provisional Division, in addition to his duties as post commander at Winchester.