| Richmond |
| July 21, 1863 |
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| Brigadier-General Ransom |
| Petersburg, Va. |
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| Telegram just received from
General Martin, through Captain Truman, at Weldon, that 400 Yankee
cavalry, with four pieces of artillery, advanced from Swift Creek on
the road to Greenville. They may strike the Weldon and Wilmington Railroad {the
Petersburg RR} at Weldon or Rocky Mount. Send immediately a regiment of your brigade, to operate as
circumstances may require, for the protection of the railroad, as
indicated above. |
| S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |
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