| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond July 13th 1863 |
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| Cap. H. D. Bird Suptd {Superintendent,
South Side RR} |
| Petersburg |
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| Dispatch received. The Secretary of War
orders the commanding officer to have your road kept in working
condition. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. Genl. |
| Sent by telegram. |
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