John S. Preston to C. B. Duffield, February 5, 1864

No. 15. { Richmond, February 5, 1864.

I. General Orders, No. 137, series of 1863, is hereby revoked.

I. I. Supplies of provisions in transitu to arsenals, armories, and ordnance depots for the use of operatives, under the order of commanding officers of the same, will not be interfered with by officers of the departments.

Ill. As the various railroads of the Confederacy for the transportation of troops, supplies, and munitions of war are under the control of the Quartermaster’s Department, the orders of commanding generals and other officers relating to such transportation by railroad will be immediately furnished to the Quartermaster-General in order that arrangements may be made in time to harmonize the various routes so as to prevent accident and delays.

By order: S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General. CIRCULAR } BUREAU OF CONSORIPTION, No. 6. § Richmond, February 5, 1864.

The War Department having directed that a reasonable time be allowed to enable agents not liable to conscription to be procured for service in the Commissary Department, commandants of conscripts will grant details for sixty days of persons applied for in that department on the application being approved by the Commissary-General. Such details will not be renewable unless approved by this Bureau.

Copies of the order of detail will be forwarded to the Bureau.

By order of Col. John S. Preston, superintendent: