Headquarters
| Smithfield,
March 17, 1865 |
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| His Excellency Governor Vance |
| Raleigh |
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The railroad {North Carolina RR} has brought us in the past thirteen days but some 500
men a day. I beg you to use your influence to improve its working
for our benefit. We have troops at Salisbury, as well as wagons and
teams, waiting for transportation. Enemy's army is along Black
River. They attacked General Hardee repeatedly yesterday and were
always repulsed, we think with very considerable loss. |
| J. E. Johnston |
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