| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Oct. 5th 1864 |
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| Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill |
| Petersburg, Va. |
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| Please return to Petersburg
& Weldon Road {Petersburg RR} the men
taken from them now absolutely necessary to secure the transfer of the
rolling stock. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. G. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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