| Richmond, Va., August 6, 1863 |
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| General Joseph E. Johnston |
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Cannot you direct the engineer of your command to rebuild
temporarily and promptly the bridge over Pearl River, at Jackson,
with a view to saving the rolling-stock and a portion of the iron
rails of the Mississippi Central Railroad? Those articles will be of
great value to the Confederacy.
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| J. F. Gilmer |
| Colonel Engineers |
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