|
Milledgeville
& Macon Telegraph Form |
| Dated Richmond 16, 1864 |
| To His Excellency Joseph E. Brown |
| |
| We have official information
that the army must fall back from Dalton if supplies are not furnished
promptly & that their supplies cannot be furnished without greater
energy & efficiency in the management of the State road. We are
also assured that the Confederate authorities & State works, --
exclusively under your control We sympathize with you we doubt not you
will be equal to that responsibility |
| H V Johnson |
C J Minerlyn |
| B H Hill |
Julian Harbridge |
| Hardy H Strickland |
Dr. J W Lewis |
| Lucius Gartrell |
Porter Ingram |
| R H Gripp |
W W Clark |
|
| {The month of January
is marked on the back of the telegram} |