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761 Series I Volume XLVII-III Serial 100 - Columbia Part III

Page 761 Chapter LIX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. -CONFEDERATE.

NEAR SMITHFIELD, N. C., April 6, 1865-11 p. m.

General BEAUREGARD, Greensborough:

Following just received:

General Walker, with all the reserves he can collect, has been ordered to Danville.

R. E. LEE.

ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865.

General BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, Salisbury, N. C.:

Order for Johnston's battalion to go to Yorkville is revoked. Order it to march at once to Hillsborough, N. C.

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865-1. 15 p. m.

Brigadier General B. T. JOHNSON, Salisbury, N. C.:

Return all Government-work detailed men to their works.

G. T. BEAUREGARD.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865-8 a. m.

Major General J. F. GILMER,

Chief Engineer, Danville, Va.:

I advise the immediate construction of tetes-de-pont at railroad bridges on Yadkin and Catawba; also at nearest fords to each said bridges.

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865.

Major General H. COBB, Macon, Ga.:

Please keep me advised of news in Georgia and Alabama. Nothing of importance here since fall of Richmond.

G. T. BEAUREGARD.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865-1 p. m.

Brigadier General H. H. WALKER, Danville, Va.:

It is important to communicate in cipher news of General Lee to General Johnston or myself. I will return probably to-morrow to Raleigh.

G. T. BEAUREGARD.

GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., April 6, 1865.

Major MORFIT, Salisbury, N. C.:

When staff wagons arrive ship them by rail to Raleigh.

G. T. BEAUREGARD,

General.


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