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Confederate States of America
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| War Department |
| Engineer Bureau |
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Richmond, Va
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| 27 February 1865 |
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| {No receiver of this letter is
indicated, but it was probably to the Secretary of War} Hon. J. C. Breckenridge |
| Secretary of War |
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| Estimate of amounts needed during current
year, for construction & repair of Rail Roads for military
purposes |
| $21,000,000 (twenty one million dollars) |
| Forwarded in the absence of Genl. Gilmer |
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A. L. Rives
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| Col & Asst. to Chf. Eng |
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