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Head Quarters Savannah |
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May 3d 1864 |
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Major G. H. Echols |
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Engineer Corps |
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Charleston So Ca. |
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Major, |
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I am in receipt of your letter of May 1st, and I have to
say in reply that I desire you to secure, if possible, a ful & fair
trial of the turn table and the existing connection between the
Charleston & Savannah Road and the North Eastern Road. I am inclined to
the opinion from the information already before me that this connection
can be made to answer the present wants of the Military Service. I
have endorsed to this effect to the War Department. I will ask you to
give your personal attention as far as possible to the trials when made
& note carefully the difficulties and report the result to me. |
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I am Major, very resp'y |
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Yr obdt Servt |
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J. F. Gilmer |
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Maj. Genl & Chf of Bu |
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