| Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Co. |
| Office Engineer and Superintendent |
| Rocky Mount, July 31 1863 |
| |
| General S. Cooper |
| Adjt & Ins General CSA |
| Richmond |
| |
| General, |
| I respectfully request the
detail of Private George W. Reid of Moores Battery, Co E 10th Reg
N. C. S. to work in the Machine Shops of this company. His services are
greatly needed by this company. We find great difficulty in keeping up
our engines and the constant & repeated "Raids" of the enemy adds
much to this difficulty. |
| I am authorised by Capt A. D.
Moore commanding to say that he approves the detail & will readily
consent to ??? ??? made. |
| I a respectfully Your obt Svt |
| S. L. Fremont |
| Chf Eng. & Supt. |
| |
| {attached to the
above document} |
|
Southern Telegraph Form |
| Received at Richmond Aug 14 1863 at
o'clock minutes |
| By telegraph from Wilmington 14 To Gen S
Cooper AdIG |
| In my letter of July 31st
asking the detail of Geo W Reid I should have said Geo W Gates please
correct it. |
| S L Fremont |
| Eng & Supt W&W RR |
| |
| {on back of original
document} |
| Respy referred thro Maj Genl Whiting to
comdg officer Morre's Battery. |
| By commd Sec of War |
| H. L. Clay |
| AAG |
| Aug 3/63 |
| |
| Hd Qrs Kinston Aug 8 1863 |
| Moores Battery is not in this command |
| H Martin |
| Brig Genl |
| |
| Hd Qrs Dept N. C. |
| Wilmington Aug 10th/63 |
| Respy returned. Moors Batty is not in my
command. |
| W. G. Whiting |
| Maj Genl |
| Comdg |
| |
| Respy referred thro Genl Elzy to Brig Genl
Ransom |
| By command Secy of War |
| H. L. Clay |
| AAG |
| Aug 18/63 |
| |
| Hd Qrs Weldon |
| Aug 22d 1863 |
| Approved & respfully forwarded. |
| M W Ransom |
| Brig Genl. |
| |
| Hd Qrs Petersburg |
| Aug 25th 1863 |
| Respectfully returned for remarks of
company commander |
| By order |
| Br Gen Jenmkins |
| T. Rowland |
| AAG |
| |
| Moores Battery |
| Hd Qrs W. S. Arty |
| Augst 29th 1863 |
| Geo W. Gates was detailed by Sec of War
23rd July 1863 to work in Ordnance Dept C. S. Arsenal Fayetteville N. C. |
| G. H. Crofton |
| Lt Comdg W. S Artty |