OR, Series 1, Vol. 28, Part 2, Page 293

Richmond
October 5, 1863
 
General G. T. Beauregard
Charleston, S. C.
 
   It is impossible to send by the railroads the mules and ambulances required by General Bragg. Your supply exceeds that of the other armies. You are, therefore, desired to send to General Bragg forty-five ambulances and 200 mules.
S. Cooper
Adjutant and Inspector General

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