| Lynchburg Va. |
| October 27th 1862 |
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| In regard to difficulty of transportation
of wheat |
| John S Barbour Prest O&Alex RRd Co
{Orange & Alexandria RR} |
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| QMGenl, Enquire who and rectify this matter
if possible. Geo Randolph Sec of War |
| Octo 30, 1862 The
{Virginia} Central RRoad is now the main artery for supplying our
army and it has not cars enough of its own to do the work the demand is
enormous. I annex Mr Whitcomb's reply to this letter of Mr Barbour.
Mason Morfit Capt & AQM |
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| Entry in Quartermaster General's Letters
Received Register |