Order
Jno. Withers to Rseries Iv, March 12, 1864
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
March 12, 1864.
No. 60. j Richmond, Va., March 12, 1864. * * *% * * * *
X. X. The Quartermaster-General is hereby authorized to stop passenger trains upon any line of railroad in which either forage or subsistence for the Army may be delayed until the same or such portion thereof as may be necessary to the public service shall be removed. All officers in charge of transportation at points where such supplies are delayed will communicate the fact to the QuartermasterGeneral, who will give the necessary directions to them to stop the trains.
By command of the Secretary of War:
JNO. WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
14 R R—SERIES IV, VOL III
Assistant Adjutant-General.
14 R R—SERIES IV, VOL III
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: The letter authorizes the Quartermaster-General to halt passenger trains on any railroad delaying army forage or subsistence until supplies are cleared, ensuring timely military logistics during 1864.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
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