| Richmond, July 6, 1863 |
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| General Samuel Jones |
| Dublin Depot |
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| Dispose your forces without
delay, so as to have, as you propose, 3,000 infantry for movement by
rail {via the Virginia & Tennessee RR and
the Orange & Alexandria RR} to Gordonsville or here {via
the Virginia & Tennessee RR and the Virginia Central RR}.
If, consistently with this, the troops can be so placed as to be
ready for a movement toward
Northwestern Virginia
, in case not ordered as above, so much the better; but have them
ready to move by rail east, at all events. Await further orders, to
be determined by events, or information not yet known. |
| J. A. Seddon |
| Secretary of War |
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