| Trans Office, C. S. A. |
| Chattanooga, March 19, 1863 |
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| Maj. Morfit |
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| Dear Sir, |
| Your favor of 12th Inst. was
received today. I was surprised to hear that you had not heard from me
relative to your request while visiting this place. I wrote you
regarding the C. S. A. cars a few days after the receipt of your
letter from Atlanta, and also directed it, as you requested, to
Augusta, Ga in care of Geo. Younge, Esq. I wrote you in answer to
yours of the 16th ult. from Raleigh, N. C. and sent it by W. Scott in
the Q. M. Dept here, requesting him to deliver it directly to you
& in case he did not see you to drop it in the Post Office, I
cannot think how it failed reaching you. I have the numbers of cars
marked C. S. A. in use by Navy Dpt as follows: Nos. 8,
10,11,12,13,14,15,16 1st, 16 2nd, 18, 19, 20, 31, 9, 4 & 6. These
are the only cars that I have been enabled to find, most of which have
been returned to Augusta. A few of them are still at the river, but
cannot be brought over until the Lookout bridge is finished which was
destroyed a few weeks since by high???. It will be completed in a few
days. |
| Cars No 6 & 12 are here
now. No. 18 broke down on a side track about 3 miles this side of
Stevenson. I will have it repaired and returned. |
| Accept my thanks for the
interest you have taken in my welfare & rest assured that if
industry & energy are the necessary requisites, I will retain your
confidence & esteem. |
| I will endeavor to procure a recommendation
from the com officer here although he is an entire ot?? to me and my
friends. |
| I will give my attention to
getting up the cars. |
| It is currently rumored here
today that Yanks have fallen back & that our Cavalry are in
Murfreesboro' this morning. |
| Respy |
| Your Obt Servt |
| W. D. Tappe |
| C. S. Agt |
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