| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, March 20, 1862 |
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| Major A. F. Cone |
| QM |
| Fredericksburg, Va. |
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| Sir, |
| The corn on the Rappahannock should all be
secured and placed beyond the reach of the enemy. Additional rolling
stock will be obtained from Gen. Johnston and placed upon the Richmond
& Fredericksburg R. R. {Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac RR}. This will enable you to
forward to Richmond the excess of corn over the supply needed at
Fredericksburg. |
| You will therefore arrange to secure all
the corn upon the Rappahannock, which might be endangered, and send it
with the excess you now have on hand to this depot. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl |
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