| Headquarters First Army Corps |
| March 24, 1865 |
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| General R. E. Lee |
| Commanding, &c. |
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| Three of Pickett's brigades
are en route for {Richmond &}
Petersburg
depot. The transportation for the fourth brigade cannot be furnished
before 11 to-morrow. If you can spare it, it would be well, I think,
to leave the fourth brigade on this side. |
| J. Longstreet |
| Lieutenant-General |
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| March 24, 1865 |
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| Lieut. Col. W. H. Taylor |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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| The fourth brigade (Hunton's)
cannot obtain transportation before 4 o'clock to-morrow evening. |
| J. Longstreet |
| Lieutenant-General |
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| Headquarters First Army Corps |
| March 24, 1865 |
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| Maj. E. Taylor |
| Chief Quartermaster, First Corps |
| at Mr. Jacquelin Taylor's, Governor
Street |
| Richmond |
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| See at once what
transportation you can get for troops on railroad to Petersburg
to-night. Telegraph me what you can do as quickly as possible, and
be on hand to telegraph from time to time when the cars will be
ready, and how many troops can be received at one time. I will,
after this, telegraph you at the military telegraph office. When
shall the first squad report? Steuart's brigade is just about to
start for the Petersburg
depot; the others will follow as soon as you notify me they can be
received. |
| O. Latrobe |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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| Headquarters First Army Corps |
| March 24, 1865 |
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| Maj. E. Taylor |
| Chief Quartermaster, First Corps |
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| The number you give as able
to be shipped does not cover the whole division. When can the rest
be received? Have you arranged about the officers' horses being
carried? |
| O. Latrobe |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
| |
| Headquarters First Army Corps |
| March 24, 1865 |
| |
| Maj. E. Taylor |
| Chief Quartermaster |
| First Army Corps |
| Richmond |
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| Steuart's brigade is on its
way to the depot. Corse and Terry are about to start. Hunton will
start about 7 a.m. If there is any probability of Hunton being
delayed any length of time let me know, as it is not desirable to
have his troops waiting long in the streets. |
| O. Latrobe |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |