| From the Montgomery County Sentinel
(Rockville, Md.) |
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| December 13, 1861 |
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| Headquarters of the Army |
| Adjutant General's Office |
| Washington, Dec. 6, 1861 |
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| Special Orders No. 322, Extract 7 |
| The Secretary of War directs
that the Chesapeake & Ohio canal be placed under military supervision of
Brig. Gen. C. P. Stone, volunteer service. The immediate superintendence
of the canal will be under the President of the company, Alfred Spates,
Esq. The officers of the canal serving under him shall be in all
respects satisfactory to the military authority. The receipts of the
canal will be applied to meet the current expenditures on account of its
operations, and any excess or deficit in the income will be placed to
the account of the canal company. The president of the company will
furnish Gen. Stone with an account current of the monetary affairs of
the company monthly. Gen. Stone will give military protection to the
canal property, and such aid as is consistent with the good of the
service in keeping it in repair. |
| Should the execution of this
last provision extend beyond the limits of Gen. Stone's command, his
requisition on the proper commanders will be promptly complied with. |
| By order of Maj. Gen. McClellan |
| L. Thomas, Adjt. Gen. |
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| {This article is
posted to show how easily military control over transportation assets
could be ordered.} |
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