NA, ENGR 12/7/1864

Fredericksburg
Dec. 7th, 1864
 
Engineer Bureau
 
Reporting the number of bars of iron received    total amt will be about 2800 bars. {If the bars were 24 ft long and weighed 50# per yard, this would be about 560 tons or rail -- about 6 miles of track, both sides. This would have required about 70 cars to transport to Richmond, about 5 entire trains. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR}
Capt. H. T. Douglas
 
{Summary entry in Letters Received Register}

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