| From the Wilmington Journal |
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| November 26, 1863 |
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| Horses in the Army -- Criminal Neglect |
| "P. W. A.," in one
of his letters from the army of Tennessee, says: |
| The loss of horses in this
army since the battle of Chickamauga has already been very heavy,
owing to the want of forage and the criminal neglect of
quartermasters, teamsters and artillery drivers. In some instances,
they have had to go from one to four days without a grain of corn or a
bundle of fodder, no inconsiderable number have perished for want of
something to eat. It was not to be expected, under the circumstances,
that full rations would be served out to them, but that more could
have been done than has been done, will hardly be disputed. The
condition of the roads from the army to Chickamauga station, the want
of proper bridges over Chickamauga river, thoughtless destruction by
our own people of the railway bridges, the washing away of the frail
structures by which a short-sighted policy replaced them, and the want
of forethought and energy in the quartermasters' department, have all
contributed to produce the state of things here alluded to, and which
I now make public with a view alone to its correction. {The
road was the Western & Atlantic RR} |
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