| Lake Station, Miss. |
| May 20th 1864 |
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| Col. Thos. M. Jack |
| A. A. Gen. |
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| I fear I will not be able to do any duty
for six weeks if not for two months. I would like as soon as I am well
enough to travel to go to Columbus and remain there until I am well. I
would like also to be relieved from any responsibility as to the
repairs of the Rail Roads until I am well enough to give them my
personal attention. I have succeeded in repairing the Southern {of
Mississippi} Road
& the cars are now running to Brandon & can run to Jackson but
it is not advisable for them to run there until the turn table at
Pearl river is finished. It was a good move for me to bring my
carpenters over on this road, for if I had not done so I do not
believe this road would have been running in six weeks, yet if not
even a longer time. Please give the necessary papers to Capt. Welsann
& he will bring them to me. |
| I am |
| Very Respectfully |
| Your obdt Sevt |
| George Whitfield |
| Maj & QM |
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