Major — In obedience to orders from division headquarters, July 15th, 1864, I have the honor to submit the following report of the engagements of this campaign in which my brigade participated under my command.
About noon of Wednesday, 4th May, under the orders of
Major-General Wilcox, my brigade left their winter quarters on the
Rapidan and marched through Orange Courthouse, following
General Heth's division down the
Plank road towards
Fredericksburg.
That night we bivouacked near Vediersville.
The next morning took up the line of march in the same order; heard skirmishing in