| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Va. July 19, 1861 |
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| Genl. J. B. Floyd |
| Wytheville Va |
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| Sir, |
| Transportation by Rail road will be
furnished for your troops from Wytheville to Salem
{Virginia & Tennessee RR}. Wagons and Horses must go over the
turnpike. Southern troops now awaiting at Bristol and cannot be delayed. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. General |
| Sent by telegram |
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