Special Field Orders No. 11
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| Hdqrs. Mil. Div. of the West |
| Charlotte, N. C., March 4, 1865 |
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| V. Stewart's and Cheatham's corps, with
any troops of Lee's corps, Army of Tennessee, that may arrive at
Chester, S.C., will proceed by rail to Smithfield, N. C., in the
shortest possible time, moving from Chester, S.C., with baggage,
&c., complete and three days' cooked rations. Five days' rations
in bulk, for issue to the troops when needed, will be drawn at
Charlotte, N. C., as the troops pass. Artillery, wagons, and animals
will also be shipped by rail. No reshipment will take place in
Charlotte, N.C. The troops should move well supplied with
ammunition. {Travel was on the Charlotte &
South Carolina RR and the North Carolina RR.} |
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| By command of General Beauregard |
| Jno. M. Otey |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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