| Southern Telegraph Form |
| Received at Montgomery Jan 31 1865
at
o'clock, minutes |
| By telegraph from
Richmond To Maj Gen Smith |
| Care Col G W Brent |
| |
| All the available resources in
materials and labor should be first applied to completion Georgia {the
Georgia RR} & the {Atlanta &} West
Point RR. Nothing should delay these. |
| J. F. Gilmer |
| Maj Genl |
|