| War Department, C. S. A. |
| Richmond, Va. |
| February 17, 1865 |
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| General G. T. Beauregard |
| Columbia, S. C. |
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| Two trains belonging to the State of
Georgia
{Western & Atlantic RR} have been
impressed to remove stores from Charleston. Georgia
has cotton on the road. Return the trains to her agent unless they
are employed for the removal of troops, ordnance, or other
Confederate property of more importance than cotton, and return them
as early as practicable in any event. |
| J. C. Breckinridge |
| Secretary of War |
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