| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| June 24, 1864 |
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| Gen. S. D. Lee, in command of
the department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, has issued
the following order: |
| The discretionary power given
to officers to destroy railroads and railroad stock that may be in
danger of falling into the possession of the enemy having been greatly
abused, it is hereby ordered, that no officer in this department,
without express orders from these headquarters, shall destroy any
railroad or stock thereon, unless the same is in the use and
possession of the enemy. |
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