ley to Wickham's. He is collecting supplies for Early's army in the Shenandoah. I think there may be truth in this statement. Never-the less I think the force is Imdoben's instead of Wickham's; it may be Jackson's (Mudwall).

B. F. KELLEY,

Brevet Major-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA, No. 244.
Camp Russell, Va., December 25, 1864.

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4. Battery B, Fifth U. S. Artillery, will proceed by land, at daylight to-morrow morning, 26th instant, to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and reports for temporary duty to Brigadier General J. D. Stevenson, commanding Military District of Harpers' Ferry. The Third Massachusetts Cavalry will escort the battery to that point.

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By command of Major-General Crook:

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

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA, Camp Russell, Va., December 25, 1864.

Captain JAMES McKNIGHT,

Fifth U. S. Artillery, Commanding Artillery Brigade, Army of West Virginia, Stephenson's Depot:

You will proceed to-morrow morning, 26th instant, with the four batteries under your command, to Harper's Ferry, Va., and report to Brigadier General J. D. Stevenson, commanding military district, for temporary duty. The Third Massachusetts Cavalry will be at Stephenson's to escort you to the Ferry. Battery B, Fifth U. S. Artillery, will leave here in the morning with the Third Massachusetts Cavalry.

By command of Major-General Crook:

WM. McKINLEY, JR.,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. FORCES WEST OF HANCOCK, MD., No. 56.
Cumberland, Md., December 25, 1864.

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T. MELVIN,
Assistant Adjutant-General.