| Demopolis 15 June 1864 |
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| Major General S. D. Lee |
| Commanding |
| Dept. Miss & Ea La |
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| General, |
| The accompanying letter to Lt.
Genl. Polk was intended to be sent at the date of writing, but
movements of the enemy on General Johnston's front rendered the work
indicated impracticable for the time being & this letter was
withheld till the present hoping the enemy would soon be driven back.
The death of Genl. Polk, I presume places these matters entirely in
your hands, and I now propose the same request to you that I made to
Genl. Polk, for the Services of Major Peters, and for military aid in
removing the iron from the Gainesville branch {the
Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR}, a part of which
we shall require before long to complete the connection between
Demopolis & McDowell {on the Alabama &
Mississippi Rivers RR} which we are now grading. I trust you
may be able to allow me the Services of Major Peters, for he is the
most efficient man I can find for this work. |
| Very respectfully Yours |
| Minor Meriwether |
| Lt. Col Engineers P. A. C. S. |
| & Commissioner |
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