Montgomery, Ala. Feby 28, 1862 |
The Confederate States |
In Account with |
Montgomery & West Point Rail Road
Company |
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To Lt J D Johnson Mobile |
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723 |
Bars Iron |
498 850 |
20 |
997 |
70 |
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{The numbers work out
to 86# per yard, if the pieces were 24 feet long. The transportation of this shipment would have
required 31 cars -- two full trains of 15 cars. The length of the rail
would have laid 1.6 miles of track, both sides.} |
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