| Headquarters |
| June 5, 1862 |
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| Col. J. Gorgas
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| Chief of Ordnance Department
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| Colonel,
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| Is there a possibility of constructing
an iron-plated battery, mounting a heavy gun, on trucks, the whole
covered with iron, to move along the {Richmond
&} York River Railroad? Please see what can be done. See
the Navy Department and officers. If a proper one can be got up at
once it will be of immense advantage to us. Have you any mortars
that we could put at some point on the railroad?
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| Very respectfully
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| R. E. Lee
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| General
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