Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Ransom” in chapter 100, section c.100.136, page 563 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11.:
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After making favorable mention of a number of officers, he proceeds: I do not know to what duty General Buckner is assigned, but of the officers that have been serving in that department I think General Ransom is the most prominent.
At a later date, when General Ransom's health rendered it necessary to relieve him, I sent the following telegram to General Lee:
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