OR, Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1312
Charlotte, March 2, 1865
His Excellency Z. B. Vance, Raleigh, N. C.
I find that not the War Department but General Beauregard ordered the widening of the
{North Carolina RR}
railroad. I consider the extension of the work to Danville
{on the Piedmont RR}
a military necessity.
J. E. Johnston
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