ORs: Hardee's Report to Hampton, 1 PM, March 13, 1865

Fayetteville and Raleigh Road, Near McKeethon's
March 13, 1865-1 p.m.

Lieutenant-General Hampton, Commanding, &c.

General:
A wagon load of ordnance is just passing back to General Wheeler. No other memorandum of ordnance needed has been received by me. If you will send an officer to fit up the howitzer which is with my headquarters train I will furnish ammunition. I have left a brigade of infantry at the intersection of the McKeethon Bridge road with this and directed that it should sustain the cavalry in case it should be forced back to that point. I hope you have cavalry on the other roads watching the enemy. I think the movement on this road is intended merely, as you suppose, to get forage. One of my scouting parties on the other side of the river last night captured 5 of the enemy, 13 negroes, 9 horses, and 3 carts of bacon. The enemy are foraging up to Little River.

Respectfully, yours,
W. J. Hardee
Lieutenant-General

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