Joseph E. Johnston telegram, 1865 March 27 Johnston, Joseph E., (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868--Correspondence Correspondence Johnston, Joseph E., (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891--Correspondence Military roads--United States Railroads--Maintenance and repair The collection consists of a telegram sent to General Howell Cobb from General Joseph E. Johnston at Smithfield, Virginia, which instructs Cobb to "select the roads to furnish the iron for repairs of main routes through Georgia." A Xerox accompanies the original. America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. [Athens, Ga.] : Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Hargrett Library 2012 Telegrams Text Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/id:harg1034-001-001 application/pdf image/x-djvu application/pdf image/x-djvu Joseph E. Johnston telegram, 1865, 27 March. MS 1034. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. 1865-03-27 Georgia Cite as: Joseph E. Johnston telegram, 1865, 27 March. MS 1034. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia