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Southern Telegraph Form |
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| Received at Rich'd June 24 1863 at
o'clock,
minutes, |
| By telegraph from Columbia 24
To Gen A C Myers Q. M. G. |
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| I would respectfully suggest
that fifty (50) armed men be ordered to report to me to guard the
bridges from Columbia to Charlotte {Charlotte &
South Carolina RR} against local incendiaries there is one bridge
one quarter of a mile long which if destroyed would close this route for
four months. All the bridges on the road from Charlotte to Goldsboro are
guarded by soldiers. |
| Thos. R. Sharp |
| Capt & A Q M |
| & Supt |
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| QMRGenls Office |
| Richd June 26 63 |
| Respl submitted to the War Department for
its information & action. |
| AC Myers |
| QMRGenl |