Confederate States of America, War Department
| Richmond, Va., December 10, 1864 |
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The President of the Confederate States
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| I have the honor to submit my answer to the
inclosed resolutions of the Senate, transmitted by you to me. |
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| I have the honor to be, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
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| James A. Seddon
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| Secretary of War
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{Inclosure
1}
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Shipments of Cotton Since March 1, 1864
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Bales |
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Niter and Mining Bureau |
873 |
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| Account
Medical Department |
328 |
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| Account
Engineer Department |
57 |
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| Account
Commissary Department |
1,248 |
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| Account
Quartermaster's Department |
1,829 |
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| Account
Ordnance Department |
1,776 |
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| To,
say, War Department |
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6,111 |
| To,
say, Navy Department |
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4,861 |
| To,
say, Treasury Department |
12,840 |
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| & one-half
of contract steamers (6,974) |
3,487 |
16,327 |
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TOTAL |
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27,299 |
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| {This number of
bales would require about 45 1/2 trains of 15 cars each. Since
this was over a nine month period, the average would have been 5
trains per month to Wilmington and Charleston.}
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{Inclosure 2}
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Importations of leading articles at Wilmington and
Charleston since November 1, 1863
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| {Article} |
{Package} |
From last statement, Oct. 26,
1864 |
From Oct. 26, to Dec. 8, 1864 |
Total |
Estimated quantity or weight |
| Leather |
Packages |
666 |
3 |
669 |
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| Lead |
Pigs |
12,396 |
150 |
12,546 |
1,507,000 pounds |
| Do |
Casks |
54 |
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54 |
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| Saltpeter |
Packages |
9,226 |
473 |
9,699 |
1,933,000 pounds |
| Revolvers |
Do |
97 |
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97 |
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| Boots and shoes |
Do |
2,915 |
857 |
3,772 |
545,000 pairs |
| Blankets |
Bales |
2,921 |
322 |
3,243 |
316,000 pairs |
| Meat |
Packages |
15,194 |
6,085 |
21,279 |
8,632,000 pounds |
| Rifles |
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2,818 |
328 |
3,146 |
69,000 |
| Coffee |
Packages |
2,453 |
540 |
2,993 |
520,000 pounds |
| Cannon |
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43 |
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43 |
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| Copper |
Packages |
1,452 |
24 |
1,476 |
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| Swords |
Cases |
134 |
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134 |
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| Rope |
Coils |
816 |
104 |
920 |
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| Medicine |
Packages |
2,222 |
417 |
2,639 |
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| {Using just the
weights listed in the above table, and adding 10 pounds per rifle,
the movement of the Lead, Meat, Rifles and Coffee would have
required 55 trains of 15 cars each. Since this was over a period of
13 months, the requirement would have been about 4 1/2 trains per
months for just the enumerated items}
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