| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 16th, 1864 |
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| Maj. Genl. W. H. Whiting |
| Wilmington, N. C. |
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| Your dispatch received & will be
attended to. I am satisfied to have one Passenger train each day all
the way from Augusta to Richmond to convey only those who have Govt.
transportation. Please have this arrangement carried into effect at
once. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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