| Brandon, July 29, 1863 |
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| Col. B. S. Ewell, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Dept.
of the West |
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| The undersigned have
performed the duties assigned them by Special Orders, No. 107, from
General Chalmers, and report as follows:
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| Amount of damages done the three
roads, viz, Mississippi Central, New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad, and the Southern Railroad, is very
heavy. On the Mississippi Central about 800 feet bridging is
destroyed, and but little damage done the track. On the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, 13 miles of
the track are torn up, the ties burned, and iron bent.
Fourteen bridges burned. On the Southern road all the heavy
bridging over Pearl River and in the bottom is burned, and,
as far as we can ascertain, not more than 3 miles of the
track have been torn up. We are of the opinion that it will
require 800 hands one month to put these roads in repair, so
as to run our rolling-stock to the Alabama River. |
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| Respectfully submitted. |
| E. D. Frost |
| Superintendent Mississippi Central |
| T. S. Williams |
| Superintendent New Orleans, Jackson &
Great Northern Railroad |
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