| Columbus Ga. |
| Dec 16th 63 |
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| Maj S B French |
| Richmond Va |
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| Maj, Your Despatch 14th inst just recd."
Are you shipping corn to Va is much needed." I have just replied by
wire. Am shipping corn to Richmd, but slowly for want of transportation,
made arrangements last week for eight cars for this purpose. It will now
go forwd more rapidly." |
| We said to you & C. G. S. long since the great trouble
has been with me to secure transportation. The eternal cry for months
past has been from QM department. Genl Lee's & Bragg's command --
starving horses -- starving horses and the great bulk of transportation
on S W RR which is the great feeder from my dist has been principally
appropriated to shipments for Q M department. |
| The transportation agents lean to Q M side
& not ours. |
| I visited Macon last week and informed Superintendents
of Rl Rds that I would not longer submit to such proceedings. |
| As said to you in despatch I arranged with
them for 8 cars per day for Richmond last week. |
| If the Q Ms or Q M Genl interferes with this
arrangement I shall report them to Secty War. |
| I have not been able to bring any of the new crop corn
??cely in consequence of the confusion produced by Executive & Judicial
action in this State with our plans. |
| However have had plenty of old crop to ship, which I
have endeavored in vain to exchange with by the Q Ms, for new crop; who
seem to be only at the biding of the Q M Department. |
| My view upon this matter has been fully presented to C.
G. S. |
| Very Truly |
| A M Allen |
| Maj & CS |
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| {on back of document} |
| A. M. Allen, Major C. S. |
| Columbus, Ga. |
| Dec. 16th 1863 |
| States that the great difficulty in shipping corn for
Subsistence Dept. has been want of Transportation -- the Qr. Mr.
Department having appropriated it principally to its own use. Has now
secured 8 cars per day. |