James B. McPherson to Henry W. Halleck, June 29, 1862

Sir: We have the following lines of railroad now open, and in running order, viz:

From, Corinth to: Decaturs 22s. soe es Ss Re eee eee

From)Corinth to: Booneville: s: <.225 a... soe beeees 5 eed see coe ee nel ee eects 204 From (Corinth'to)/Chowallan 2.2 cicocesaweiasccteda wae ccee sainate eee seca ee eee 12 From Memphis to Grand Junction .... -...-...- 2.0. 2-0. cece cece cece cece cece 49 From Grand Junction to Jackson .......-.. 2.220. --ccee cone cece ee cone cece cone 47 Total: co% oceveies dab Betissaeiecen ee aes eee ere eee eee

To operate these roads successfully and do the business required for the army we will need 15 locomotives, besides those already on hand, most of which are old and very much out of repair. I understand that gauge) from the Paterson Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson, N. J., and that more than half of them were completed or nearly so but were never delivered in consequence of the breaking out of the re. bellion. These locomotives could most likely be procured and placed upon the road in a short time.

We will also need, in addition to what we now have on hand, 6 firstclass passenger cars, 16 second-class passenger cars, 8 mail and express baggage cars, and 100 box freight cars.

Very respectfully, your obediept servant,