| Head Quarters Dist Cape Fear |
| Dec. 21st 1862 |
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| Capt. C. W. Styron |
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| Capt., |
| You will immediately take steps to have
the flat loaded with rail road iron which sank in the river near the
city some time ago raised, and the iron recovered. |
| You will also have the rail road iron at
the foundry sent to Fort Caswell with the exception of sixteen long
bars. |
| Have the iron rods that were at the
battery on the river near the obstructions brought up and left at the
foundry. |
| By order of Brig Genl Whiting |
| B. W. Frabel |
| Chief of Artillery |