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HdQurts "Army 4th Virginia"
Genl Orders
No 75. The General comndg,
profoundly grateful to the only giver
of all victory, for the signal success
with which He has blessed our army
tenders his warmest thanks and
congratulations to the army by
whom such splendid results have
been achieved. On June 28th, the pow-
erful and thoroughly equiped army
of the enemy was entrenched in
works of vast extent and most
formidable in character, within
sight of our capital. Today the
[?] of that confidant
and there [?] host, he upon
the banks of the James river,
30 miles from Richmond, [?]