| Head Quarters Army of Miss |
| Corinth Miss April 20th 1862 |
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| Col Saml Tate |
| Presdt M&C Rail Road Company
{Memphis & Charleston RR} |
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| My Dear Sir, |
| At any hour it may be a
military necessity to call all Genl Van Dorns army here from Memphis
by your Rail Road with the utmost celerity. Therefore the Government
have directed me to communicate the fact to you and to say that he
wishes you to so arrange your rolling stock that at this rapid
movement there should be ??? in ??? ??? in the movement. He feely
confident that you will are able to dispose your ??? to the evil that
if ??? ???, ??? with trains ??? move troops than we ever before done
of our trains by ????? |
| Respectfully |
| Your obt sct |
| {No signature on the
copy} |
| {Penmanship is so bad
it is almost impossible to read anything after the first few lines} |