| Atlanta Ga |
| Oct 10th, 1862
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{Recipient unknown, but almost certainly Major
Stevenson}
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| Dear Major, |
| There being some items in your
Voucher No 2, Abs L 1st Qr. 1862 of which I knew nothing, I went to
Camp Randolph and obtained the certificate of Capt J M Moore then on
duty as Q. M. agent, as to all the articles within his knowledge; the
others except the oats, I have certified to myself and the last clause
of my certificate should protect you as to the 581 Bus Oats, which I
did not include by especial mention in my certificate because I did
not know the place of deposit, or even that they were in the city at
the time of evacuation. My trip to Camp Randolph will I trust
satisfactorily explain my delay in forwarding the desired certificate. |
| Your lost property return
should give you no trouble, because the Department has received
official notice through the report of Maj. Cunningham now on file, of
the order of Genl Floyd preferring Ordnance and Commissary Stores to
those of your Dept, so that it was absolutely impossible from want of
transportation to save more of the supplies of your Department than
was actually shipped from Nashville, it being an established fact that
all the commissary stores could not be removed, nor one half, one
third, nor one fourth. All the supplies of the QM Dept that were
removed, were shipped when the Commissary found at a late hour that he
could not obtain local transportation sufficient to remove his
supplies from the ware house to the RRd. Depot. |
| Since writing you last, from
the gloomy appearance of affairs in Tennessee and Kentucky, I have
concluded I would prefer being assigned to duty here. I am now idle
and do not wish to remain so if you have not mentioned the subject of
my former letter to the Q. M. Genl. will you if possible leave me
assigned to duty here in charge of transportation. |
| I think I can give
satisfaction in this branch of the Dept, and you are aware that Capt.
Bacon was anxious to have me relieve him of this duty at the time my
health gave way. Transportation here of troops and stores is so heavy
that it properly requires the entire attention of an officer. I would
be gratified if you can have me assigned to duty at once if possible,
as my expenses are enormous, and cannot draw commutation until I am
assigned to duty. With kind regards to Mrs. S. and yourself I remain |
| Yrs Respectfully |
| John L Sehon |
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