| Headquarters Armies Confederate States |
| Richmond, May 26, 1864 |
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| General Samuel Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |
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| General, |
| Please instruct General
Holmes, of North Carolina; Kemper, of Virginia; Cobb, of Georgia,
and Chesnut, of South Carolina to organize and call out the reserve
forces of their respective States in such localities as will least
affect the producing interests of the country. We require in Georgia
two regiments at Savannah, three at prison depot, Andersonville, and at least five at
Atlanta, and on all railroads leading to that point as bridge guards. In
South Carolina, three at Charleston
and at least that many in the northwest of the State. In North Carolina, five regiments from
Wilmington
to Weldon and two in the mountain district. In Virginia, ten to
fifteen regiments for Richmond, two for Petersburg, and two for
{Richmond &} Danville
railroad. |
| Very respectfully, general, your obedient
servant, |
| Braxton Bragg |
| General |
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