| Ord Off Dublin Dec 16 1863 |
| |
| Col J Gorgas |
| Chf Ord |
| Richmond |
| |
| Please send to care of Lt H Taylor ord
officer Bristol (160 000) one hundred & sixty thousand rounds cal 57
for Genl Longstreet. Badly needed. |
| {Telegram Sender not
noted but was almost certainly: |
| T M Bouyer Maj |
| Chief of Ordnance D W Va} |