The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 42, In Three Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. Page: 17
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CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.
the quartermaster and commissary of the corps. It will, perhaps,
be quite as easy to supply the division from Jones' Neck, as long as
our camp remains at that point. Arrangements had been completed
and the arms were arriving to arm the division with carbines complete
and uniformly, which I should like to effect before the connection with
General Butler's command is entirely severed.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
AUGUST V. KAUTZ,
Brigadier- General, Commanding.
NOTE.-All is quiet here. My command is in position. The enemy's
pickets are close in front of mine.
A. V. K.
[AUGUST 2, 1864.-For Grant to Halleck, requesting a court of in-
quiry on the facts and circumstances attending the assault of July 30,
see Vol. XL, Part I, p. 18.]
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,
August 2, 1864.
Major-General HUMPHREYS,
Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: Two deserters from the Twenty-fifth South Carolina,
Hoke's division, just examined at Eighteenth Corps headquarters, re-
port the following: They say that some cooks of their regiment told
them that they saw Kershaw's division, of Longstreet's corps, take the
cars yesterday and go south. The general supposition was that they
were going to re-enforce General Hood. During the engagement of
the 30th ultimo Colquitt's brigade, of Hoke's division, was taken from
the trenches and marched to the right. They had not yet returned to
their old positions when informants left. They say that there are two
field pieces mounted in rear of Hoke's division about 200 yards beyond
the railroad. General Martin, of Hoke's division, has resigned, and
Colonel Zachry, of the Twenty-seventh Georgia, is now commanding
their brigade. They have heard rumors that their pioneers were min-
ing in front of Johnson's division (General Ord's engineer was going
out to have them locate the spot). Martin's brigade is on the right of
Hagood's and Clingman on the left. These men left their picket-lines
last night.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO. McENTEE,
Captain, &c.
P. S.-These men also state that the men captured from us on the 30th
of July are now confined at Petersburg within range of our guns, and
that their petitions to the commanding general that they might be
removed to a place of safety were disregarded. This was a general
camp rumor.
Respectfully,
J. McENTEE,
Captain, &c.
2 R R-V OL XLII, PT II17
CHAP. LIV.]
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