CITY POINT, August 2, 1864—9.30 p.m.
Major-General HALLECK,
Chief of Staff:
I have the honor to request that the President may direct a
court of inquiry, to assemble without delay at such place as the presiding
officer may appoint, to examine into and report upon the facts and
circumstances attending the unsuccessful assault on the enemy's position in
front of Petersburg on the morning of July 30, 1864, and also to report
whether, in their judgment, any officer or officers are censurable* for the
failure of the troops to carry into successful execution the orders issued for
the occasion, and I would suggest the following detail: Maj. Gen. W. S.
Hancock, Brig. Gen. R. B. Ayres, Brig. Gen. N. A. Miles, Volunteer service;
Col. E. Schriver, inspector-general and recorder.
U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-General.
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* As received by Halleck this word is answerable.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
40, Part 1 (Serial No. 80), p. 18
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