Atlanta, July 25, 1864
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| Hon. J. A. Seddon |
| Secretary of War |
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| I respectfully urge the completion of the
railroad from Columbus, Ga., to Montgomery, Ala., via Union Springs {a
connection between the Montgomery & Eufaula and the Mobile &
Girard Railroads}. |
| J. B. Hood |
| General |
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| [Indorsement] |
| Engineer Bureau |
| July 26, 1864 |
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| Lieutenant-Colonel Meriwether, engineer, has been
ordered to report on this connection at once. The want of iron will
be the difficulty. |
| J. F. Gilmer |
| Major-General and Chief of Bureau |
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