authorities, and few of them have ever been in print in any form.
We have been endeavoring to collect full sets of these reports for all of our armies, and shall publish from time to time such as we shall be able to secure.
We earnestly ask that any one having reports of these campaigns will forward them without delay to this office.
The following reports of the
headquarters First Army corps, March 23, 1865.
Colonel — On the 11th of April, 1864, I received orders at
Bristol from the
Adjutant and
Inspector-General to report with the original portion of the First corps (
Kershaw's and
Field's divisions and
Alexander's battalion of artillery) to
General R. E. Lee, commanding Army of Northern Virginia.
On the 14th I reached
Charlottesville, and awaited there the arrival of my troops, which were somewhat delayed by want of transportation on railroad.
As the troops arrived they were encamped at points between
Charlottesville and
Gordonsville.
On the 22d, in obedience to orders received from the
Commanding-General, I marched my command to
Mechanicsville, and encamped in the near neighborhood thereof.
On the 2d
Field's division was moved to the north of
Gordonsville, to meet an expected advance of a portion of the enemy by way of
Liberty mills.
On the 4th was advised by the
Commanding-General that the enemy appeared to be moving towards
Stevensburg, and, as directed by him, started about four (4) o'clock in the afternoon and marched to
Brock's bridge, on the border of
Orange county, a distance of about sixteen (16) miles.
Early on the morning of the 5th resumed my march on the----and Catharpin roads to Richard's shop, on Catharpin road. During the latter part of this day's march,
Rosser was skirmishing in my front with his brigade of cavalry.
At 12.30 A. M. on the 6th started for
Parker's store, on the
Plank road, in obedience to orders received from the
Commanding-General, who also informed me that
Generals Hill and
Ewell had been heavily engaged the previous day. Arriving at
Parker's store about dawn, I was directed tomove my column down the
Plank road to relieve the divisions of
Heth and
Wilcox, which were in position in face of the enemy on the right and left of the
Plank road, at right angles with it and about three miles below
Parker's store.
Kershaw's division was in
