| From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph |
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| July 11, 1864 |
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| The Damage to the Richmond & Danville
Railroad |
| A few days since it was stated
that the damage to the above road could not be very great, as the
enemy was not allowed to remain on it for any length of time. The
remarks were based on the supposition that the road was laid entirely
with T iron. It seems, however, according to the statement of an
officer of this company, that on a portion of the road the light strap
rail was, unfortunately, still in use, and, as the weather was very
dry, and the string pieces and sills were well seasoned, it required
very little labor to destroy the track rapidly; for whenever wood and
fence rails were convenient, it was only necessary to scatter them
along the track and set fire to them. The track was destroyed in this
way, at various points, amounting in the aggregate to about fifteen
miles. |
| The Danville Appeal, of the
2d, says that arrangements have been made to relay the road with heavy
iron, which will be taken from the Charlotte and Statesville Road, in
North Carolina, which will be a great improvement on the old train
rail. The company has gone to work vigorously calling in the hands and
teams from the Piedmont road, which has just been completed, and we
hope that by the first of August at farthest, the trains will again be
running through to Richmond. |
| The enemy destroyed very few
private residences, but many slaves and horses were carried off, and
the injury sustained by the farmers near the line of road is
incalculable. |
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