| Canton,
Miss., January 28, 1864 |
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| Colonel Jack, |
| Assistant Adjutant-General, Meridian |
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| I am informed through General Maury that
special orders were issued on the 25th directing Swanson's regiment,
Clanton's brigade, to proceed forthwith to Northern Virginia, via
railroad, through Columbia, S.C., and Greensborough, N. C., and
Danville, Va. |
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As soon as the orders reach you send an inspector at
once to Montgomery, where the regiment now is, to hasten its
departure. It will be replaced by O'Neal's Alabama regiment.
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| L. Polk |
| Lieutenant-General |
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