| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 17th 1863 |
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| Col. J. L. Corley |
| Quarter Master Fredericksburg |
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| Supply of corn in Richmond exhausted, reduce the ration
as low as possible. Can you obtain corn by any means from any other
place than Richmond. Is it practicable to send the Artillery animals
from the line of the Rail Road to get forage? |
| A. C. Myers |
| Q. M. Genl. |
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| Sent by telegram |
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