| From the Augusta Constitutionalist |
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| December 17, 1864 |
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| Milledgeville and Warrenton
Railroad {Milledgeville RR} |
| We understand that this
railroad, with one or two very slight exceptions, is graded all the
way to Milledgeville. The road from Macon to Gordon, and from Gordon
to Milledgeville {Central (of Georgia) RR},
can be repaired in a few days. Then if the iron from Milledgeville to
Mayfield, on the Warrenton and Milledgeville Road {a
branch of the Central (of Georgia) RR}, could be laid, which is
only about thirty-one miles, we should have a short and uninterrupted
communication from Central Georgia and Alabama to Richmond. This route
would be much shorter than either of the old routes if they were in
good repair. But it is very doubtful whether either can be repaired
this winter; and if the one by the Central Railroad and Millen was
repaired, it is very doubtful how long the enemy would permit them to
remain in order. But the one through the middle of the State will, in
all probability, remain unmolested for the balance of the winter at
least. Under all these circumstances, would it not be great economy
for the government to finish, that is, lay the iron on that small
portion of the Warrenton and Milledgeville Railroad between Mayfield
and Milledgeville? |
| Confederate Union |
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