I desire the iron {of
the Georgia RR} should be removed in
good condition back to Augusta
and saved for future use, and that a large force be employed to
remove it as rapidly as possible. After removing the iron, the ties
can be burned and gunpowder used to fill up the cuts. I think there
will be no difficulty in removing that iron from the vicinity of
Lithonia toward the Oconee
River. Send to Brigadier-General Reynolds at Athens
to order a company of cavalry to picket near Lithonia while this
work is being done.