▁and ▁XII ▁Corps ▁for ▁movement ▁beginning ▁September ▁ 2 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁XII ▁Corps ’ ▁two ▁divisions ▁were ▁on ▁pick et ▁duty ▁along ▁the ▁R app ah ann ock ▁River ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁the ▁I ▁Corps ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁rail road . ▁The ▁XI ▁Corps ’ ▁remaining ▁two ▁divisions ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁army ' s ▁rear ▁guard ing ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁Alexand ria ▁rail road ▁which ▁simplified ▁their ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁move . ▁Me ade ▁initially ▁ordered ▁the ▁XII ▁Corps ▁to ▁march ▁to ▁Br andy ▁Station , ▁but ▁the ▁corps ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁march ▁ 1 0 ▁miles ▁further ▁up ▁the ▁rail road ▁to ▁Be ale ton ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁better ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁loading ▁the ▁trains . ▁Mc Call um ▁directed ▁the ▁XI ▁Corps ▁inf antry ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Man ass as ▁J unction , ▁Virginia , ▁to ▁board ▁trains , ▁but ▁had ▁the ▁corps ’ ▁art illery ▁march ▁to ▁Alexand ria , ▁where ▁the ▁best ▁facilities ▁to ▁load ▁the ▁guns ▁were ▁located . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁operations ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁ 5 , 8 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁XI ▁Corps ▁were ▁on ▁trains ▁head ed ▁for ▁Bridge port . ▁By ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 2 , 6 0 0 ▁men , ▁ 3 3 ▁cars ▁of ▁art illery ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁cars ▁of