Summary:
General Grant reports to General Halleck on General Sheridan's location and operations in September, 1864. Grant tells Halleck that Sheridan is engaged in destroying railroad tracks between Christian's Creek and Staunton.

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Maj.-Gen. HALLECK,
Chief of Staff:

CITY POINT, VA.,

September 29, 1864

Operations to-day prevented getting Richmond papers, and consequently from hearing of Sheridan. Up to 4 p. m. on Tuesday he was all right. At that time he was engaged burning railroad track between Church's (Christian's) Creek and Staunton. I am satisfied no troops have gone from here against him, and they cannot in the next two day. By that time he will be through and on his way to a position where he can defend and supply himself. Stevenson can, I think, spare troops enough for Kelley. If he cannot, send Stevenson a new regiment or two to defend Harper's Ferry, and let his older troops go to Kelley.

U. S. GRANT,
Lieut.-Gen.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 43, Serial No. 91, Pages 209, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.