| Columbia, S. C. |
| February 15, 1865 |
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| Commanding Officer Chesterville, S. C. |
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| Please have trains unloaded that they
may be returned promptly. Impress labor if needed. |
| By command of General Beauregard |
| Jno. M. Otey |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
| (Similar dispatch sent to commanding officer,
Charlotte, N. C.) |
| {Both Chester and Charlotte
were on the Charlotte & South Carolina RR} |
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