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RALEIGH, N. C., March 29, 1865.

Brigadier General B. D. FRY,

Augusta, Ga.:

General Johnston orders that you send immediately all shoes from Augusta and Columbus to his chief quartermaster. Give this matter special attention.

By command of General Beauregard:

JOHN M. OTEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

RALEIGH, N. C., March 29, 1865.

Major W. F. AYER,

Chester:

Send wagons by dird road, most direct route.

JOHN M. OTEY,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS,
March 29, 1865.

Lieutenant-General STEWART,

Commanding, &c.:

GENERAL: General Johnston desires you will immediately recall all discharges for over age which have been granted at these headquarters but have not yet reached the soldiers concerned, an act of Congress approved 17th February, 1865, having just been received whicb forbids them.

Respectfully,

ARCHER ANDERSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

IN THE FIELD, March 29, 1865.

Report of the number of unarmed men in the Army of Tennessee by divisions, in accordance with orders from army headquarters March 28, 1865:

Cleburne's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Bate's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Brown's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Total Cheatham's corps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Hill's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Stevenso's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Clayton's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Total Lee's corps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Loring's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Walthall's divison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Total Stewart's corps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Total Army of Tennesseee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

ALEX P. STEWART,

Lieutenant-General, Commanding.


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