| Headquarters |
| Greeneville, East Tenn.
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| March 5, 1864 |
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| General A. R. Lawton |
| Quartermaster-General |
| Richmond, Va. |
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| General, |
| Can't you make arrangements
for supplying us abundantly with corn, &c., by stopping the use
of the railroad for any other than army purposes for forty days? It
seems to me that it is almost essential to our safety. If we can
make a telling campaign early in the spring we may be able to get an
honorable peace in a short time; if we do not, the war will in all
probability be prolonged, and no one can tell what may be the
result. It will require extra exertions on your part, but I hope
that it may not be impossible. |
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| I remain, very respectfully and truly,
your most obedient servant, |
| J. Longstreet |
| Lieutenant-General |
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