| Headquarters Military Division of the West |
| December 27, 1864 |
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| Mr. R. L. Singletary |
| President of Charleston & Savannah Railroad,
Charleston, S. C. |
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| Sir, |
| I am directed by General Beauregard to
inform you that he deems it absolutely necessary for the public
service that the trains on your road should continue to run between
this place and Hardeeville, and hopes that you will see that the
orders given by General Jones, as regards the running of your trains
past the point on the road which is now shelled, are promptly
executed. |
| Respectfully, your obedient servant, |
| John M. Otey |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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