| War Department |
| Adjutant & Inspector General's Office |
| Richmond, August 14, 1862 |
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| General Orders, No. 57 |
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| I. Transportation by rail
road, of Cavalry and Artillery Horses, unless orders be given in each
case permitting such transportation, is hereby prohibited. |
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| By command of the Secretary of War |
| S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |
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