| Southern
Telegraph Form |
| |
| Received at Richmond Aug 4 1862
at
o'clock minutes |
| By telegraph from Montgomery 4 To Hon G W
Randolph |
| |
| I have orders from Genl Bragg to forward
troops to Chattanooga as rapidly as possible every car is in
requisition I refused transportation this morning for some whiskey
& for the Navy Dept until the press of troops was over. Am I
right? |
| W R Beard |
| Lt. Col. & Asst Insp. ??? |
| {This transportation east out
of Montgomery would be on the Montgomery & West Point RR} |