| Jackson |
| April 27, 1863 |
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| General Joseph E. Johnston |
| Tullahoma, Tenn. |
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| However necessary cavalry may be to Army
of Tennessee, it is indispensable to me to keep my communications.
The enemy are to-day at Hazlehurst, on New Orleans
and Jackson Railroad {New Orleans, Jackson
& Great Northern RR}. I cannot defend every station on the road with
infantry. Am compelled to bring down cavalry from
Northern Mississippi
here, and the whole of that section is consequently left open.
Further, these raids endanger my vital positions.
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| J. C. Pemberton
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