| Headquarters Military Division of the West |
| Montgomery |
| January 12, 1865 |
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| Lieut. Gen. Richard Taylor |
| Commanding, &c. |
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| General, |
| General Beauregard instructs me to ask
whether the block-houses and small field-works for the protection of
the bridges and trestles on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad have been
constructed? |
| I am, general, respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| General Wm. Brent |
| Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General |
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| First indorsement |
| Hdqrs. Dept. of Alabama, Mississippi, &c. |
| Engineer Office |
| Meridian |
| January 21, 1865 |
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| Respectfully referred to Maj. D. Wintter,
engineer in charge, District Mississippi
and East Louisiana. |
| Walter J. Morris |
| Capt. and Actg. Chief Engineer, Dept. of Ala., Miss.,
and East La. |
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| Second indorsement |
| Engineer Office |
| Meridian, Miss. |
| January 2, 1865 |
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| Respectfully returned, with the
information that no blockhouses or small field-works have been
erected on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. |
| D. Wintter |
| Major, Engineers |
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