The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 47, In Three Parts. Part 3, Correspondence, etc. Page: 63
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CHAP. LIX.]
CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.
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withdrawing the companies from Snow Hill and Hookerton, and he
desires you to withdraw all detachments that you may consider in
danger from a superior force of the enemy. There is no necessity at
present for you to hold the line of Contentnea, as General Sherman
will be here to-night, and after the general has consulted with him
he will give you further orders. Should the enemy attempt to come
in between you and Contentnea Creek, the commanding general thinks
it will perhaps be possible to cut him off. Please report frequently
any change that may occur in your front in the disposition of the
enemy's forces. Inclosed find the map you forwarded.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. A. CAMPBELL,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. 1ST BRIGADE, 2D DIVISION,
TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS,
No. 15. In the Field, N. C., March 30, 1865.
The Sixth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, which has for so long and
eventful a period been associated with the First Brigade, is now
relieved, and the colonel commanding deems this a fitting time to
tender to the officers and men of that gallant regiment his thanks and
the thanks of the brigade for the prompt and efficient manner in which
they have ever performed their duties, both on the march and on the
battle-field. Their heroic conduct on many a well-fought field and
their self-sacrificing devotion to our country in this great struggle has
won for them the unbounded confidence and esteem of those gallant
soldiers who have stood shoulder to shoulder with them in the field,
and have learned to love them,as brothers for everything which is
ennobling and sheds a luster upon the patriot's brow. The history of
the Sixth Tennessee will make a bright page in the future annals of
this country. Many of these brave men have already served beyond
the term of their enlistment, and their services are gratefully appre-
ciated. We can but bid them a kind farewell with feelings of grati-
tude and a deep solicitude for their future welfare. May they return
in safety to their homes to enjoy the liberties of the Government they
have so nobly defended.
By order of Col. O. H. Moore:
T. C. HONNELL,
Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
FAISON'S STATION, March 30, 1865.
Lieut. Col. J. A. CAMPBELL:
By to-night I shall have here provisions enough to supply General Kil-
patrick's division as well as my own men up to and including the 6th
of April. To what point shall further accumulations be sent? Mr.
Smeed, who is in charge of the construction train, expects to have the
Northeast bridge done by the 3d of April. The Smith Creek bridge
will be done by the 1st.
A. H. TERRY,
Major- General.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 47, In Three Parts. Part 3, Correspondence, etc., book, 1895; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154639/m1/63/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.