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General Buffers Instructions TO General
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EApouARrsRs DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA ASpl
NORTH CAROLYN Army oF I've JANE,
In THE fiyrD, Dec. q, 1854
Major General G. wnrzEr, Commanding Twenty afth
corps-
GESse,L-Thc Major General Commanding has en-.
trusted you with the command of the expedition about
TO embark for the North Carolina II will consist
OF about six thousand Eve hundred infantry batteries
OF artillery and fifty cavalry The effective men OF
General Amcs division OF the Twenty fourth corps and
General Paine's division of the Twenty fifth corps will
furnish the infantry forces General Paine is under
your orders General kmes win be ordered report TO
you In person Immediately You will confer with these
officers and arrange detap instruct them select their
hest men making your total force about thousand
five hundred The Chief Of Artillery In conference
with you viii designate the artillery TO DO taken phe
horses of the batteries except horse for each officer
and chief OF piece will he lett Take OF wheel
harness Fifty men a. the Massachusetts Cavalry win
be ordered 10 report to YOU Forty anbulances two
horse with the necessary medical stores becn
leced for tho expedition which will be distributed at
least two boats Take sixty rounds Of ammunition
on the men, hundred rounds In boxes TO be
distributed through the fleet II your division trains do
furnish the necessary amount the balance required
will he furnished Chief OF Ordnance the point Of
embarkation. Three hundred rounds of artillery
munition per gun will be taken. SO much Of M II not
contained In Timber boycs and caisons will be loaded In
boxes the point of einbarkaton Let each regime mt
draw aud take with IL on transport i've days rations
three days' cooked meat Twenty days additional will be
feet Field raons only win be taken Two pack mules
for division and brigade headquarters vii be allowed
Mounted officers will take but horse for personal
The Chief Quarermaser has been instructed furnish
one hundred and hfty mules harnesses II Is expected
" obtain the animals from the enemys country The
Chief Qrarorrnastcr will also furnish party Of wharf
builders and q small amount OF material Tor landing,
&C Thirty launches will be taken on board Al Fortress
Monroe The Chief signal Ofcer has been instructed
order signal officers and 10 report 20 you Lieut.
Psrson, with company OF engineer soldiers will report
10 you Five hundred sbovels, two hundred and dfty
Eut Ipipl hn, hlff IL
expected that the necessary transportation viii DC ready
H. morrow at Deep Bottom.
You Will report in person 10 the Major General coin
handing for further Instructions.
JOHN W. TURNER
Bngadier General and Chief OF STAT
n C. CitRR, Captain and aid do Camp
ENDORSEMENT.
Rasnectrnv forwarded 10 Lieutenant General Grant for
any suggestions that may occur 20 him III aid Of the
engagement ~ n BiTIER
Major General Commanding.
T. q Bowsxe, Assistant Adiutsnt General.
Communications from General Grant 10
General Butler.
HEADQUARTERS, ARrms or TIM UNITED srArr,
CRY POW, Nov. 30, 1884. !
Major General Buum:--
Milford from which gather that Bragg bssgore 10 Gsor
sa taking with him what Judge 10 be most Of tue forces
from sS .od se 81 bs .paSes and
fui In snbctng landing, he may, by bold dash, sue
coed in capturing Wilmington; Make all the arrange
mens for Bis departure, that the navy will be do
tanned one moment for the army
Did you order Palmer 10 make the proposed yes
Lrday2 II s important that he should do without
delay. u. ;. GRANT, lieutenant General
Ts Bowrps A. A. q.
HEADQUARTERS, ARsre op un uSnxp srsrrs,l
Cur Posr, Va, Dec 4, 1884. !
Major General BUrIR.-
Tfeei great anxiety TO see the Wilmington expedition
OF both account OF the present nne weather which
ve can expect no great continuance Of and becans
Sherman NAV now bo expected " sLsss Ma ss9 ceas