Fredericksburg |
Dec. 7th, 1864 |
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Engineer Bureau |
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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 |
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{Summary entry in Letters Received Register} |
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