| Southern
Telegraph |
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| Received at Richmond May 12 1862
at
o'clock, minutes |
| By telegraph from Selma 12 To Hon
Geo W Randolph Secty War |
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| By authority of Secty Navy I have
stopped the removal of Cahaba & Marion Rail Road {Cahaba,
Marion & Greensboro RR} from Cahaba will you authorize me
to seize it for the Ala & Miss Road {Alabama
& Mississippi Rivers RR} |
| A. S. Gaines |
| Special Agt |
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