| From the Vicksburg Whig |
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| February 11, 1863 |
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| An Important Question Settled |
| The following dispatch from the Hon. John
J. McRae, MC from Mississippi, to Colonel Fleming, Superintendent of
the Mobile & Ohio Rail Road, settles the Question as to the
Control of Rail Way Transportation. |
| Richmond, Virginia |
| February 5th, 1863 |
| To L. J. Fleming, Superintendent, Mobile & Ohio
Rail Road Company |
| All transportation is under the control of
Colonel William M. Wadley, A. A. G. Neither Generals Pemberton or
Buckner are authorities to control it. This is the decision of the
Department. |
| J. J. McRae |
| Heretofore private business will, we
suppose, stand a chance at getting some provisions transported
occasionally. We are in favor of giving the Military all the
transportation necessary for troops, munitions of war and subsistence,
but we think the Rail Road Companies should be allowed a little of
their rolling stock to apply to the wants of the people at home. They
have to live as well as our soldiers. Can a "Refugee" get
transportation on the Southern Rail Road if he wanted to move his
furniture, &c., from the city for Safety? |
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