Richmond, November 10, 1861
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| R. L. Owens, President {Virginia
& Tennessee} Railroad, Lynchburg |
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| Your dispatch received.
Colonel Leadbetter, of Engineer Corps, will leave in the morning
with a battalion and battery of field pieces. He is charged with the
duty of restoring and guarding the communications. Other forces will
be sent to him via Chattanooga. Your earnest cooperation with him is
relied on by the President. |
| J. P. Benjamin |
| Acting Secretary of War |
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