| Dalton |
| February 20, 1864 |
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| General S. Cooper |
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| Governor Brown thinks that the amount of
rolling-stock on the road between Atlanta
and Dalton
{on the Western & Atlantic RR} is insufficient; he has therefore requested me to apply to President
to order the restoration to that road of the engineers and cars
taken from it by officers of the Confederate Government. |
| I respectfully transmit his application. |
| J. E. Johnston |
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| First indorsement |
| Adjutant-General |
| Inquire of General Johnston as to the
fact, when, where, and by whom the rolling-stock was taken, the
amount, and the authority under which it was done; if it be known
what became of it let that fact also be communicated. |
| J. D. |
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| Second indorsement |
| Telegraphed General Johnston February
23, 1864, in accordance with the President's remarks within. |
| S. C. |
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