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Columbus Miss |
| July 22nd 1864 |
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| Maj B F Jones |
| Inspecting Q M |
| Meridian Miss |
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| Major, |
| In response to your
"Inspection Circular" received this day, I have the honor of submitting
appended report. |
| 1st Assigned to present duty by Maj
George Whitfield QM Chief of Transportation & also Rail Roads west of
the Alabama River to whom I was ordered to report Feb 26th 1864 by Maj R
M Mason then Chief Q M for this Department. Last order is with my old
Papers at Gainesville Ala but enclose copy of Maj Whitfields order |
| 2nd Nature of present status so far
as understood am to inspect transportation issues, see that
transportation is furnished when required & to proper extent by R Roads
but principally to rebuild Roads as fast as they are destroyed by
Enemies raids. I am also engaged in gathering up subsistence stores for
Maj J J Beauchamp C S in his District in Alabama which duty I have a
Wagon Master, Drivers & Teams. |
| 3d Ten Employees: Private S C Lewis
Co "A" Armsteads Cavl Regt age 24 years. Pvt F G Mooring Co "B" 56th Ala
Regt. Pvt J C Walton Co "A" 1st Miss Regt & Seven Slaves -- Alfred,
Ishans, Uathan, Nash, Elick, Vincent & Norris -- the latter Boy belongs
to Chat Roberts the former to Chas McLaran. Two Details & Slaves are
absent & therefore ages cannot be given but simply state that they are
young. I enclose copy of Pct Lewises Detail, Pvt Mooring was sent up the
road on business with orders to return via Lauderdale springs for
examination by Medical Board on 23d inst & has his papers with him. Pvt
Walton has his paper with train in Ala for protection against Conscript
officers while engaged with Maj Beauchamps transportation. Present rate
of pay for Details $2 pr Day & allowances pay of slaves $30.00 pr mo as
pr Alabama Schedule |
| 4th 5th & 6th No Contracts. No
Purchases except occasionally of forage at schedule prices & Business
attended to at all hours. |
| 7th No Forage issued at present except for
Wagon Masters Horse when engaged on Rail Road tracks issue one Forage
ration to my own & to such employees as it may be necessary to mount. I
enclose copies of orders & Detail. |
| Very Respectfully &c |
| Your Obt Svt |
| Chas M Williams |
| Capt & AQM on RR & Transportation Duty |