| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond March 22, 1862 |
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| Capt. S. H. Oliver |
| AQM |
| Augusta, Ga. |
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| Sir, |
| It is stated in a report made to the Chief
of Ordnance that the working time of the iron-works at Etowa and
Atlanta is curtailed to one third in consequence of a want of
sufficient supplies of coal, occasioned by some interference with the
transit of the coal trains on the Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Rd. |
| The uninterrupted operations of these
works is of great importance to the Govt. and you will ascertain if
the R. R. authorities will not afford the necessary facilities for
forwarding supplies of coal. If required the authority of the Govt.
must be employed on the roads not owned by the State of Georgia. |
| You will also, if it be found necessary
obtain the requisite authority from the Governor of Georgia to
facilitate the transportation of coal on the Western & Atlantic R.
Rd. |
| A. C. Myers, Q. M. General |
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