| {Fragment of a letter
in the National Archives} |
| {though there is no
addressing on this fragment, it is consistent with the letters to Maj.
Sims at the RR Bureau} |
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| ***** |
| Road three or four cars broken up by the
breaking of axles. ??? the greatest obstacle in the ??y of freight on
this line is the imposition upon us for the transportation of troops.
Transportation was ordered six times for one Regiment at Tarboro, each
time the transportation was prepared & five times countermanded
once the train reached Wilson before the order for it was
countermanded and at another time the transportation was furnished
& the Regiment came about half way to Weldon & then sent back
to Tarboro. ??? is has finally been sent off. All this may be
necessary & I am not questioning the acts of the military but
desire to let you know the difficulties in the way of freight on this
line going on last Saturday we had the following dispatch |
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| Jany 2d 1864 |
| To W H Harvey |
| Goldsboro |
| Four batteries coming from
Petersburg to go to Kinston with all possible dispatch will you send
some flats to take them |
| P. H. Langdon |
| Capt & A. Q. M. |
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| On Sunday we sent Atlantic train which
reached Weldon that night & the train was detained waiting for the
artillery until the morning of the 7th & then it was sent to
Wilmington. This train of course would have been hauling corn &
could probably would in the time have made two trips |
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| {clearly in the
handwriting and style of Maj. Whitford} |