| Headquarters Department of Western
Virginia |
| Dublin |
| July 18, 1863 |
| |
| Brig. Gen. W. Preston |
| Abingdon, Va. |
| |
| The enemy, 1,300 strong, are
moving on Wytheville. Were this side of Jeffersonville
this morning. Please send what troops you can to Wytheville without
delay. |
| Impress any cars that can be
had {on the Virginia & Tennessee RR};
and keep them subject to the orders of the officer commanding the
troops you send. You and Williams can take care of the salt-works, I
think, and spare a few men to meet this raid. If the enemy should
turn off and go toward the salt-works, the troops can return there
in the cars. |
| Answer |
| Sam. Jones |
| Major-General |
|