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, one over the Rivanna river, and the other over Morse's Creek near Charlottesville, and the railroad for a distance of eight miles in the direction of Lynchburg. On the 6th of March I sent the First Division, General Devin commanding, to Scottsville on the James river, with directions to send out light parties through the country and destroy all merchant mills, canal locks and bridges on the Rivanna river, these parties to join the division at Scottsville. The division then proceeded aloScottsville. The division then proceeded along the canal to Duguidsville. We hoped to secure the bridge to let us across the river, as our pontoons were useless on account of the high water. In this however we were foiled, as both this bridge and the bridge at Harrisonville were burned by the enemy on our approach. Gen Merritt accompanied this division. The Third Division started at the same time from Charlottesville, and proceeded down the Lynchburg Railroad to Amherst Courthouse, destroying every bridge on the road, and in man