| Confederate States, Quartermaster's
Department |
| Railroad Bureau |
| Richmond, March 31st 1864 |
| |
| Brig. Genl. A. R. Lawton |
| Q. M. G. |
| |
| General, |
| The pressure for
transportation is so great that I would respectfully recommend that all
furloughs rendering travel upon the Railroad lines in Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina be discontinued at the very earliest
possible day, and that they be not resumed until supplies are more
abundantly brought forward. |
| I am, General, |
| Very respectfully |
| Yr. obdt. Svt. |
| F. W. Sims |
| Lt. Col. &c |
| |
| {on back of document} |
| QMGO Apr 4 1864 |
| Approved and respectfully forwarded to Hon
Sec of War. |
| (In absence of QMGenl sick) |
| By order |
| W. F. Alexander |
| Maj. & Asst to the QMGen |
| |
| AG |
| Let this recommendation of the QMG be
communicated to the Genls in command come Monday at ????? |
| JAS |
| 6 Apr 64 |
|