NA, DAMELA 3/4A/1865

Hd Qrs Dept Ala Miss & E. La.
Meridian March 4 65
 
Major Geo. Whitfield
Quartermaster
Meridian
 
Major,
   The Lieut Genl Comdg wishes you to make some immediate arrangements for shipping the men who are en route for their command. He thinks probably the best plan will be to send them to Gainesville thence by river to Montgomery. The men belonging in Mobile might stop at Demopolis and be sent from there by first boat to Mobile, the larger portion of these men are to go to Augusta to report to Lieut Genl Lee at that point.
   The great reason for immediate action in this matter is that these men are running back to their homes from this place, and it is found impossible to prevent them. Please let me have your views and do what is best to secure the Genl's end in this nesserence(?).
Respy &c
W F Bullock Jr
AAG

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