| Richmond & Danville Rail Road |
| Superintendent's Office |
| Richmond, Dec 15 1864 |
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| (Telegram from Danville) |
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| To C. G. Talcott {President
Piedmont RR and Richmond & Danville RR} |
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| I left Greensboro last night there was
then at least one hundred and sixty cars of freight in Govt house
and twenty cars on Siding, the N. C. Roads are hauling it in very
fast, Charlotte is Blocked and Sumner is filling up every place at
Greensboro. There is only about twenty car loads at Danville, for
past seven days I have been averaging fifteen cars per day from
Greensboro -- yesterday I brought down twenty four car loads --
today will only be able to get down twelve (12) car loads -- I now
have the Engines Carolina number two number four {Carolina
was from the North Carolina RR, the other two were probably Manassas
Gap RR engines} and one Raleigh
& Gaston Engines on the Road. The Raleigh & Gaston Engine is
in such bad condition she will have to lay up as the other two have
done already. The W. C. & R. {Wilmington,
Charlotte & Rutherford RR} train has gone to Goldsboro and
will return to work on this Road in a day or two, Mr Sumner {Superintendent,
North Carolina RR} has
taken the Orion off. Rice {Superintendent,
Manassas Gap RR} promised on yesterday to put one more
Engine on next week but from her looks I think it will be two weeks,
The Virginia {probably from the Richmond &
Danville RR} will go out this evening on first trip and pulls four
cars the Carolina pulls six cars. Will not get Hercules {probably
North Carolina RR} out till
some time next week, the Gordon {probably
Virginia Central RR} is on Material train, Collins {probably
Seaboard & Roanoke RR} on
Gravel train the James {probably Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac RR} and Roanoke {Piedmont
RR} shifting at Danville and
Greensboro. Maj. Chisman told me yesterday he could get no more
trains to come as he did not have any authority to impress, the road
in much better condition than heretofore and there is plenty of fair
dry wood at the Stations, water on the road about the same as when
you were up except the additional Tank at Peham. |
| J. L. Morrow |
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