Item Description: A letter requesting more telegraph operators from the army. This is an official paper of the Confederate Army.
Item Citation: From Unit 9, in the Confederate Papers #172, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Item Transcription:
Raleigh N.C. March 19th 1865
Col. Otey,
A.A.G.
Col.
The Services of the following named Telegraph Operators are needed in the Department. Please cause an order to be issued to and for them. Similar to special field orders No. 17. March (11th) Sixteenth.
Private Sixteenth Cathcart
” ” Morgan
” ” Pegues
” ” Ferrell
” ” Girens
” ” Lobby
” ” Moddard
Respectfully,
R. B. Bullock
Superintendent So. Ex. Company
Telegraph
[Reverse]
So. Exp. Co.
Telgraph Dept
Raleigh, N.C. 19 March
RB Bullock
Supt
Requests the detach of certain Telopperar-
ors