Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac

Fairfax Station, June 16th 1863

Circular:

The 12 Corps Genl. Slocum will march at 3 A M to-morrow for Leesburg via Hunters Mills, crossing the Rail Road at Drainsville and the Leesburg turnpike.

The 1st Corps, Genl. Reynolds, and 11th Corp, Genl. Howard, will march at 3 A M for Leesburg from Centreville, one Corps taking the route by Frying Pan old ox road and Farmwell Station crossing the Railroad; the other by Gum Springs, Farmwell crossing Goose Creek near Trappe Rock.

The 5th Corps, Genl. Meade, will march from Manassas at 3 A.M. for Leesburg via Centreville and Gum Springs. The Corps marching from Centreville by Gum Springs will keep to the right of the road in the fields near Gum Springs to enable the 5th Corps to pass on by the Old Carolina Road to Leesburg. The before mentioned Corps will encamp on Goose Creek tomorrow night.

Head Quarters at Farmwell Station tomorrow night.

Corps enroute will report their march and place of camp to-morrow night at 7 P.M. at that point, and for orders.

The Corps will keep up communication with each other from time to time if necessary.

The routes and places are by the McDowell map of January 1, 1862.

In this as in all future marches the Corps will, in case of attack, march to the sound of the heaviest firing.

The 3d, 6th, & 2d Corps will follow tomorrow P.M.; the 2nd Corps following the 12th.

The 6th Corps following by Germantown and Frying Pan.

The 3d Corps following by Gum Springs.

Each Corps commander will guard and care for his trains.

The Reserve Artillery will follow with the 12th Corps, Genl. Slocum.

It is suggested to Corps commanders that easier marches for the commands will be made by laying by in the middle of the day and marching early in the morning and late at night.

By Command of

Maj. Genl. Hooker,

S. Williams,

Asst. Adjt. Genl.

C.O. 1st Corps

[Copy A:]

June 16, 1863

Circular

[Copy B:]

Orders for Movements of

Corps, June 16th 1863

Genl. Reynolds

will direct which

corps will take the

route via Frying

Pan Old Ox Road

& Farmwell Station to

Goose Creek,

as we did not know

how you were camped[?]

& could not direct so

as to avoid columns

crossing each other.

The other one via

Gum Springs

a ________ Farmwell

(not Farmwell Station)

To Trappe Rock

D.B.

Notify Howard

Please send word

over to Meade in

the morning that

Pleasonton will

move on his left.

D.B.