| February
16, 1864 |
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| General S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General |
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| Consolidated inspection report of Trans-
Mississippi Department, made by order of the Adjutant and Inspector
General of the Confederate States Army. |
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| Transportation.--Limited. The railroads in
Texas in bad condition. Respectfully refer you to the papers from
the president of New Orleans and Texas Railroad. It is important
that this railroad {the Texas & New
Orleans RR} should be kept in good condition, as it assists
in keeping up communication with Louisiana, and enables supplies to
be sent to Sabine Pass {the author does not recognize
that the eastern part of the line he is writing about is the Eastern
Texas RR}; indeed, without the road it would be impossible to
hold Sabine Pass. |
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| I have the honor to submit this report
and accompanying papers for the consideration of the Adjutant and
Inspector General of the Army of the Confederate States. |
| I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, |
| J. P. Johnson |
| Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General |
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