| Dalton, Ga. |
| 12 April, 1862 |
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| To Gen. Danville Leadbetter |
| Commander at Chattanooga |
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| My train was captured this A. M. at Big
Shanty {on the Western & Atlantic RR},
evidently by Federal soldiers in disguise. They are making rapidly for
Chattanooga, possibly with the idea of burning the railroad bridges in
their rear. If I do not capture them in the meantime, see that they do
not pass Chattanooga. |
| William A. Fuller |
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| Quoted in Bonds, Stealing the General, p. 179. |
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