| Charleston Aug 14 62 |
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| President Jefferson Davis |
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| Will you direct the Navy Dept.
to let me have four hundred & fifty (450) tons of railroad iron
{about 4 1/2 miles, both rails} for a
floating battery between Sumter and Sullivans Island. |
| J C Pemberton |
| Maj Genl Comdg |
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| Sent by telegram |
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