OR, Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 248

Richmond, Va.
August 23, 1861
 
Hon. L. P. Walker
Secretary of War
 
Sir,
   For your information I inclose herewith a letter addressed to me by the agent employed in removing locomotives, cars, &c., from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to the Manassas Gap Railroad {must mean Thomas R. Sharp}. I recommend that the railroad iron, telegraph wire, &c., be brought to Winchester for safe keeping. The iron can be most usefully employed in connecting Winchester with the Manassas Gap Railroad. The wire is required in many parts of the country. An engineer should be designated to survey the route, and authority be given for iron and other materials taken from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for the construction of the road from Winchester to Manassas Gap railroad. The transportation of railroad iron from Martinsburg to Winchester by horses will cost too much. Military protection should be given to the working party referred to. The militia at Winchester may be detailed for the purpose.
A. C. Myers
Acting Quartermaster-General

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