| Hd Qr Post Columbia Feby 14th 1865 |
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| Lt Col Jno M Otey |
| Asst A. A. Gen |
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| Colonel, |
| I have the honor to report
that under Special Order No 114 from these Hd Qr Issued the 11th Inst
directing all Quartermasters & officers of the Ordnance Department
stationed at this Post to make immediate preparations to ship all stores
in their charge to points beyond Chesterville
{Chester} S. C. & report to these Hd Qr the amount of
transportation necessary for that purpose. The following additional
statement has been sent in To wit |
| From Capt C C Pinchney, Comdg C. S. Arsenal
Columbia |
| 40 |
Cars will be required to remove the Machinery & Stores
belonging to the Charleston Arsenal, now at this place, of which
number not less than 20 should be platforms. |
| 30 |
The above is exclusive of a large assortment of pig & other
valuable iron now at Columbia belonging to the same arsenal. To
remove this would require (30) cars more |
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Cars total {on Charlotte & South
Carolina RR} |
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| When other ??? are sent in the
same will be promptly forwarded. |
| Very Respectfully Colonel |
| Yr Obdt Sevt |
| Allen ??? |
| Maj Comdg |