MAY 3RD, 1865: Secretary Welles ordered the reduction of the Potomac Flotilla to half its strength; however, execution of this order would not begin until the whereabouts and disposal of the CSS Stonewall was known.
ALSO ON MAY 3RD: As Commodore J.S. Palmer was detached from the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, major General Canby wrote him: "The relations that have existed between the two services for the past year have been of the most intimate and cordial character and have resulted in successes of which the friends of both the Army and the Navy have reason to be proud."
--Old B-Runner
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