NP, MAP 1/31/1863

From the Memphis Appeal
 
January 31, 1863
 
The Southern {(of Mississippi)} Railroad
   Those who are censuring the management of this road for the manner in which it has been operated for the last sixty days, forget the different circumstances now governing from those that existed in times of peace, and the extraordinary demands the military situation has imposed upon it. It has been the only means of communicating with Vicksburg, and all who have been made acquainted with the extent of our preparations there, ought to be able to appreciate what the extraordinary services of the road must have been, and how its capacity has been overtaxed for months. Its management, almost the whole time, has been at the control of the military. In addition, it was the only outlet for the vast supplies that have reached the interior from Louisiana. We do not believe more could have been done than has been, or that fault-finders could have changed affairs for the better.

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