AHC, LPG 3/12/1864

Southern Telegraph Form

 
Received at Atlanta Mch 12 1864   at                o'clock                minutes
By telegraph from Columbus 12  To Capt L P Grant
 
There is a conflicting order about the negroes from Meredith County Maj Clarke Chief of Engineers for the district of Georgia & the district of South Carolina assigned negroes of Meriwether to the work at {this?} place the engineer gave orders accordingly your orders were received then the same day we are much in want of them & as they are assigned here by the chief eng?? must claim them.
J W Robertson
Col Comdg

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