Friday, January 13, 2012

Appomattox orders

I finally transcribed the orders I found at the Wisconsin HIstorical Society earlier this year. They are all confederate and cover the time from April 4 through April 9 of 1865. Enjoy.
Army of No Va
G. Qua rs 1 Army Corps
April 4, 1865

Gen Orders
No.

The Chief of Artillery will make arrangements at once to select a sufficient number of guns for each Corps to accompany the troops in the field. The remaining guns will be sent by rail if practicable from Amelia CH to Danville or to some point south of it. The horses of the guns with the troops will be reinforced from these.
The Chief of Qr. Mr. will make similar selections among the wagons and teams designating such as will be necessary to accompany the troops in the present reduced condition of the Army. The remaining wagons with weaker teams and all trains not needed with troops will proceed on the road from Thunstall’s Station via Painesville & Farmville on some other roads west of this, and across Staunton River at Cole’s Ferry or some other Ferry higher up,& thence on across the Dan River west of Danville into western North Carolina.

The weaker Artillery if it cannot be shipped by Rail, will proceed by the same route. A good officer will be placed in charge of the wagons and another in charge of the Artillery, who will have authority to impress such supplies as will be necessary and such fresh animals for the wagons and guns as are needed if they cannot be otherwise obtained leaving broken down animals in exchange.

By orders of Gen Lee
Sdg C. S. Venable
Aag


Official
Latrobe
Aag

Maj Gen G. E. Pickett

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