| Head Quarters Dept So. Ca. & Ga |
| Charleston April 28th 1862 |
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| Genl S. Cooper |
| Adjt & Insp Genl |
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| Genl, |
| I desire to bring to the
consideration of the War Dept the importance of connecting the Savannah
Albany Gulf {Savannah, Albany & Gulf RR}
and Ga Central RRoad. The rolling stock of the Albany & Gulf Road is
considerable including some ten locomotives should the enemy ever
succeed against Savannah all this stock must be lost for want of this
connection, not exceeding 3/4 of a mile. I have endeavored to impress
upon the officers of the company the risk they run in neglecting to have
this work done. They still decline however to undertake it at the cost
of the company entirely but are willing to bear one half of the
expenses, this road is doing very little business and might readily
spare some of its rolling stock to other roads not so well supplied. If
the war continues we shall need every locomotive in the Confederacy it
seems to me therefore good policy to expend the sum not exceeding six
thousand dollars to secure so important an object. |
| J. C. Pemberton |
| Maj. Genl. Comdg |
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