| From the Raleigh Confederate |
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| January 7, 1865 |
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| Head'qrs Post at Raleigh, N. C. |
| January 5th, 1864 {Should
be 1865} |
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| General Orders, No.1 |
| I. Pursuant to orders this day received from the
Secretary of War, the restriction on travel on the Railroad to
Richmond, Va., is extended for six days. |
| II. This order does not extend to officers and soldiers
returning to their commands, nor to members of Congress. |
| III. This order does not prohibit travel going south,
nor does it extend to the Raleigh & Gaston {RR},
or to way travel westward on the N. C. Railroad. {Therefore,
the restriction applied to northbound, through travel on the North
Carolina RR and the Piedmont RR} |
| By order of Col. Wm. J. Clarke |
| Comd'g |
| J. L. Dicken, Act'g Adj't |
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