| Jackson |
| June 23, 1863 |
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| Brigadier-General Chalmers |
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| It is thought that the bridges on the
Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad -- that at Yalabusha; the
three, Tillatoba, Yockeney, and Long Creek Bridges -- could be
better defended by small stockades. Major [M.] Merriwether, of the
Engineer Corps, now at Grenada, can direct their construction. |
| Benj. S. Ewell |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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