| Headquarters |
| Cleveland, Tenn. |
| November 9, 1863 |
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| Col. G. W. Brent |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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| Colonel, |
| Your note of yesterday is
received. Upon my arrival at this place last night the
superintendent or agent at the railroad office {East
Tennessee & Georgia RR} reported trains at Sweet Water
and Charleston detained by troops that were to come down, but were
not ready to move, and would not be until after daylight this
morning, and that in consequence of this unexpected detention of
these trains greater confusion and delay would be occasioned in the
movements of the trains to-day. I therefore ordered the trains
forward as the agent desired whether the troops were ready to-morrow
or not. General Wheeler is here and will move on Athens to-day. |
| Very respectfully, |
| J. Longstreet |
| Lieutenant-General |
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