| War Department, C. S. A. |
| Richmond, Va. January 30, 1865 |
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| General G. T. Beauregard |
| Montgomery, Ala. |
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| General Gilmer reports
railroad from Milledgeville to Mayfield {Milledgeville
RR} could not possibly be finished under four or five months,
much of it not being graded, and work very heavy. All means at
command had better be directed to completion of connection from West
Point to Atlanta.
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| J. A. Seddon
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| Secretary
of War
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