| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 13th, 1864 |
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| Maj. Echols |
| Charlotte, N. C. |
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| Maj. Cameron |
| Wilmington |
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| The order must be enforced. Report at once
the shipments made under it. Upon this will depend any relaxation of
the order. The necessity is great. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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