HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF
THE UNITED STATES,
March 30, 1865
— 12.10 p.m.
Brig. Gen. JOHN A. RAWLINS:
GENERAL: A messenger just in from General Merritt says that
the reconnaissance sent out from near Boisseau's encountered the enemy in
considerable force. They went to about two miles of the Five Forks, and found
the enemy occupying the road. Those going north proceeded to about a mile of
the White Oak road, and found the road also occupied by the enemy. Nearly all
the forces met were cavalry. All the roads leading toward the White Oak road
are covered by the enemy. No engagement reported.
E. S. PARKER,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
SOURCE: Arthur Caswell Parker, The Life of General
Ely S. Parker, p. 122; The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 281
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