| Quarter Master General's Department |
| Richmond, April 6th 1864 |
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| Major Thos Peters |
| Chief QMaster |
| Meridian Miss + 5 others |
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| The great loss of grain sacks
when sent to our armies in the field, has become a serious obstacle to
this Department in its efforts to furnish the supplies of grain needed
by those armies. Not one half of the number is returned for use, whilst
the difficulty of adding to the supplies is daily increasing. This evil
must be corrected and you are requested to do all in your
power to aid therein. To this end you will institute among the officers
under your control a most rigid system of accountability under heavy
penalty; and when your orders are not obeyed, will enforce promptly the
penalties of disobedience. The system adopted and the results therefrom
will be reported to this officer. |
| A. R. Lawton, Q. M. Genl. |
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