| From Abingdon Virginian |
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| April 29, 1864 |
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| Superintendent of the Va. & Tenn. Rail
Road |
| We have inadvertently omitted
to notice the appointment of Maj. Goodwyn as Superintendent of the Va.
& Tenn. Rail Road. Maj. Goodwyn was a member of Gen. Bragg's
staff, and has the reputation of possessing unflagging energy and very
high administrative abilities. |
| In the resignation of Mr.
Dodamead, the late Supt., the Company lost a most admirable and
gentlemanly officer. If Maj. Goodwyn can bring to the service of the
Road anything like Mr. D.'s official energy and promptitude in
business he will entitle himself to the gratitude of the country. |
| By the way, the present
management of the Road is certainly a source of congratulation to the
Company and Stockholders. Col. Owen, the worthy President, has, under
the pressing weight of his ramified duties, shown himself an officer
of very high order of ability; and we should judge from our own
observation of the amount of transportation required by the State and
Confederate authorities, to say nothing of the private demands upon
the road, that if he performs a tithe of what is demanded of him he
will do well. The transportation over this road has very largely
contributed to the forage subsistence of the army of Northern
Virginia; and but for the energy and purpose of Col. Owen in supplying
this demand, it would have been impossible for Gen. Lee to have
maintained his Cavalry and Artillery organizations in their efficient
and active condition. |
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