The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies - Series I, Volume 40, Part 3 (Correspondence) by United States War Department

Author:United States War Department
Language: eng
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Publisher: United States War Department
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

See Weitzel to Ord, lip. in., p. 687

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[CHAP. LII.

724 OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C.

IIEAl)QUARTER8 EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, July 31, 1864. General WEITZEL:

General Turners division is en route to City iPoint. E. 0. C. ORD, Major- General.

HDQRS. 1)EPT. o~ VlIWINIA AND NORTH CAROLiNA, July 31, 18648.45 a. m. Maj. Gen. E. 0. C. ORD, Eighteenth Corps:

Turner was not ordered to be sent to City Point. He was ordered here. The copy of the telegram I sent you is all right on this point. I have headed off Turner and he is now here in person. G. WEITZEL, Brigadier- General.

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, July 31, 1864. General MEADE:

The state of Burusides front required I should leave two divisions, colored and Stanna~rds, in Burnsides trenches. They were to be sent me to-night. Have not come. If Turner leaves I have but Ames left. Can you order Burnside to send me Carrs division at once G?* E. 0. C. ORD, Major- General.

HEADQUARTERS EiGHTEENTH CoRps, July 31, 18643 a. m. General MEADE:

Burnside reports it almost impossible to relieve either of my divisions to-night; hopes to do so to-morrow night. As he is so reduced would it not be well to give Warren some of his front ~? E. 0. C. ORD, Major- General.

JULY 31, 18648 a. m. General ORD:

Were your men all relieved last night all(l returned to you l _ GEG. G. MEADE, iAfajor- General.

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH CORPS, July 31, 18648.40 a. m. General MEADE:

Two brigades of First (Buruhains) Division came back this Inorning, enough to prevent enemy thinking from the two moves of Hancock and Turner out of trenches that we were evacuating. General Turners division has gone to City Point. E. 0. C. ORD, Major- General. For rel)1y see Meade to Biiruside and Oid, I a. in., p. 700

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CHAP. LII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. UNION. 725

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, July 31, 18649.30 a. m. Major-General ORB:

Please report specifically what troops of your corps are retained by General Buruside, as I get no reports from that officer. GEO. G. MEADE, Major- General.

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, General MEADE: July 31, 1R649.45 a. rn.

Turners division went back to General Butler, not to City Point. E. 0. C. 01W, ifajo~- General.

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH CORPS, July 31, 186410.20 a. rn. General MEADE:

General Burnside has still one brigade of four regiments of the col- ored division and one brigade of First Division, Eighteenth Army Corps, and five companies of the One hundred and fifteenth New York Infantry, Turners division, Tenth Corps. I can get along withont pressing Bnrnsmde for these men. E. 0. C. ORD, Major- General.

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS, General MEADE: . July 31, 1864.

I report the following casualties in my corps, including ~ division of the Tenth Army Corps: Six officers killed and 22 wounded, 33 men killed and 281 wounded; missing, 50; total, 392. E. 0. C. 01W, Major- General of Volunteers.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, July 31, 186410.20 a. m. Colonel PIPER:

With regard to the guns that are to remain General Ord will decide.

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