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HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE WEST,
Tuscumbia, November 1, 1864.

General J. B. HOOD,

Commanding, &c.:

GENERAL: General Beauregard desires to see Brigadier-General Roddey with delay on the navigation of the Tennessee River. If not incompatible with the public service, he wishes that you would direct him to report in person on the receipt of this order.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEORGE WM. BRENT,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

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TUSCUMBIA, ALA., November 1, 1864.

Lieutenant General R. TAYLOR,

Selma, Ala.:

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad refuse to send rolling-stock enough to supply the wants of the service on the road from Corinth here. it is most important that this should be at once attend to. General Beauregard desires that you will take measures promptly to get the Mobile and Ohio and Memphis and Charleston Railroads to work together and secure enough cars and motive power. As the trip here is long, General Beauregard prefers your remaining in Selma and attending to this matter, instead of coming here, as requested.

GEO. WM. BRENT,

Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Tuscumbia, Ala., November 2, 1864.

Brigadier-General JACKSON,

Commanding Division Cavalry:

GENERAL: We have had nothing from Wheeler for many days. Can you find out if the courier-line is working or not? It would seem as if the enemy had interfered with it. What is your last news from him?

Yours, respectfully,

A. P. MASON,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

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TUSCUMBIA, ALA., November 2, 1864.

L. J. FLEMING,

Chief Engineer and General Superintendent,

Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Corinth, Miss.:

Use every effort to forward stores arriving at Corinth to Cherokee without transshipment. Delay embarrasses us and impedes out movement.

G. T. BEAUREGARD.

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HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE WEST,
Tuscumbia, November 2, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel S. W. PRESSTMAN,

Chief Engineer:

COLONEL: General Beauregard wishes that you will furnish these headquarters with a statement of the dimensions of the planks and


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