| Raleigh,
N. C., March 15, 1865 -- 8 a. m. |
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| Col. J. M. Otey |
| Charlotte, N. C. |
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| General Johnston's orders as follows:
General Lee must bring at most only one battalion artillery; rest
must return to Augusta, thence to Macon. Major Ayer must lend to
Maj. W. H. Smith 400 wagons of Army of Tennessee to be used as
follows: One hundred on road from Black Stocks to Winnsborough to
Alston; 200 from Abbeville to Washington, and 100 to collect
supplies in Northwestern South Carolina. Major McCrady must push on
rapidly repairs of roads from Chester to Georgia road, via
Winnsborough, Alston, Abbeville, and Washington. He must report
weekly progress. |
| G. T. Beauregard |
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