| Hd Qrs Dept Miss & E. La |
| Vicksburg May 1 1863 |
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| Col Phil Stockton |
| Jackson |
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| Send me without an instants
delay by special train all the small arms ammunition you can get. Send
also fixed ammunition. Brown is very hard pressed. |
| J. C. Pemberton |
| Lt Genl Comdg |
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