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Salisbury N C 10th March 1865 |
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Charlotte NC
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I am here comparatively idle while there is an
accumulation of nearly 120 car loads of troops, horses & artillery
for the want of trains which are detained at Goldsboro by Gen'l
Bragg's order. I received the following dispatch this mornings post
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Capt T. R. Oates, Mil Supt RR
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Inform Maj Willis that Gen'l Bragg has issued orders
prohibiting any of my trains to leave Goldsboro. There are (13)
Thirteen trains thus detained and doing work for the A. & N. C. {Atlantic
& North Carolina RR} and W. & W. R. R. {Wilmington
& Weldon RR} I cannot send more trains to Salisbury until
these are returned, having none to send. Send R. & G. {Raleigh
& Gaston RR} hands here.
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F. J. Sumner |
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I've applied to Maj S. R. Chisman, for trains |
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and to Major W. W. Peirce, Raleigh |
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and to Maj W. S. Harvey, Goldsboro N. C. without success. It is
important that the trains should be kept at Goldsboro. Would it not be
well to order the artillery & wagons from here by land to
Greensboro, and if the want of trains can be ascertained to last two
or three days longer the troops would save time by making to the same
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Very Respectfully |
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E Willis |
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Chil QM |