, 1865-12-21
This department, and been repaired and used ior

EAe moment OF transfer.
mad tracks tansicTTed either By Iesei a. sr ~
Untted States authority from one road TO ann:heI
AZ aen for tne dsa*,on Of .he caurte. The UnIted
Shie4 merely fe1tftt leaving the lawful oun.rn II
resume their property. Such material a Ind been
coaActeo LOT repair Or construction, aud moi used-
ana euen a. Nas ~ depot hza been sold TO Tho CON.
panes et mir ralralon and upon crodit Of rrater
o. - extent. e circumstances teemed 10 rcuuir
x,j Ine 9cpattmen1 doet no propose 10 charec hi
aia sfn.,r to. a q 1epalcs or Tor mater
aloI any charRe eganst, 1t Tor The use and pfois
o. Y roads whie occupied as niIitsrJ rautes nm
pressure Of military operations. N-1o' 'us
snaa oet1esy Of artillery, subject to capture and
ior aq thse u wo1ld eeem = lite
utE @ there would be fer cartu11f battery. A'1
bssn hsaa hio3s z f.. s.e;k nd machinery h.ys
-ass1.ngemenia am could b. made 10 ale. Most al
Iast collected IN the Atlantic states has ii this das
ooea eisposed q q public auction, either for 0s1
,si'ttpes pssnen1 Of debts due BY the Department 10
IN The Southwest the rolling stock belonging 10
the on,ted stetc*, souc tro hundred and twenty
e.1&1ne& 4nd three Thousand carr, vas all OF thn
N1ds gsnGe, dtled Tor the sou'hesn roads- 1t could
Rot p used without expensive alterations upon the
NoFthe1n g1lfroadt and theac could not be cxpeef-
g. theredose to purchaeel II at pE1ees approaching
1na lrosas ana The tste, e The Southwest
unruecessfnl rebellion to be able 10 pufrhs se lar
es.a @ Re shs rnlhnc stock and machinery which BAD
The rcconerucuou Of the southWestcrn rn,rnsds
and thelr operation. utrc Of the greatest 1mnor
ianee 70 The pscincation restosntion and prospc.i
Or fh~ connt1y. and on the slh of Aucpst N er-
ecutiFc order was issucd prescribing tie tcrrs
upon which these railroads thould be restorsd to
their lawful owncre ~e'S''N :"
mcultiee hastnR asisca in Carrying this into full
s,o aaqisaena aH osdert were issued the l4th
Under 1hzc orders the railroads and tht railroad
1nT1I In Ina EnukS
ehed bJ s Dcp.stmen for tae Information Il pun, sn5
5ncy s1c General OrdsFt Of fha Wi Depa,tnp MI
5o . ~, iaa = and e@uartesmastes Generals Oicc,
This hanch Of The service has been very costly
one. unf ~ expenditures haFc accomplished their
opleSts; lbey have supplied our armies, and have
S1hst muiea !neln 70 move md accomplish in weeks
Wonld have been inpossihle
OF he sklll End aiility Of Gcncrn, 2. c. McCu1-
military railroads, and Of ldc Able BODY OF cnri.
aeeH. st1pe rtnfundeats. and nssartsnts. who have
sMhiec the OeTartnent TO repair: 10 hula- md to
poeA!ble 10 tpeak too hfCf u.
. The commanding Generals of armies, as uell a.
1he 9nArterEn2.ies General recognize their courage
ano Devotion. 1heu services, aud their mesits.
Tt1xGnAru.
The military telegraph has continued to be most
important Instrument tn The conduct Of milltary
2ps.a,,ons f,s ~ /. oteerr have shown the same nde1
Eolonel Anson Stager has been chief Of the mill
W telesszph. and Aajor Thomas +. Ecker, A.
tendcnt op duty al thc War Department. and IN
e Foiofaac, visin., North casoltns I'D tse Ss
The funds for the support Of the military telegraph
nanshsd ron ne appropriations Of The Omar
direction OF tne chief Of military teesrsphs whose
1Iepoh., With those OF Lis assistants arc Submitted
he 31ye NJ
3note aireeuy under the notice OF The Secretary Of
War than ol the Qua1ermaster General. 4na thelr
mfs,s ~ vel krown to the war De1,attnent
- niies OF submarine telegraph ahles for ute tn
gs,e ps o Ill L III III on eHhs1 hsnd toe 0a' Inc
Re'ering 10 Col stacers fcpos1 herewith. 1t ar-
pear TIA. the .easimased cost Of supplying aid
maintaining and operating military Lines nov 10
use In S'5-ta0 IcF month
Miles Of military telegraph In -
operation Juty !, 1854 49,. 4.15t 5a3 -
Constructed during the year. S,s4ehs GSl !,
Total number OF n1les in ODE
Fnfton during the necAl 5caF
ending dune 80, 1SG5,-.--. s,s014 l21I:
1oAt--'.s-- --...s----...-...--~-..~ 6,3913L
Taken down or abandoned
during the yeaf-.--...---. e,049 4G5s
Total number ol mt,et in ope-
4o As,o1 Jane % 50. 1eo5-..-... G7sa4 75h
nosa n,iet. :....:....:,.- - 6,sss
and opeaied About ee onsend Sen n,,ia ~
tafF telegraph. -1|@''
The oost 81 thc military telegraph from IL, uay.
lsel TO December 1st, 1862 Ras about e. 900 Pei
During The ,ear 1903, it averaged sss,0o per
In 1854, 1he telegraph WIS erest,, rrtcnd.a and
tie ecst reached s5a, $50 per month. 1' '4'a
The Total expenditure dnring The yesr end,nc
sFh Jnpe, 1aC5 h14 been 8, go, ,6oO.
1t& fQfh{ fYDeuAifnrA frn7n lat Nav YaA, g.
JUNG, 1876 f26565aS. -'01' - ''2'' '''1' 10 s''a
thfouehoui Tia Sna, ~ere ,sI. me teeefaph lines
the GovernmcuL he teles,nS cn,7nsn;s Q, oy
ca,ed upon to repair teir nes and tnt ten, t.
good Working order fuy1xh;rr al i.hsI -. si:n - u
raal therefor The United States to r A. ~ a1,;1
beyond The xpense Of 1alniatntnr nnre1T niIIt.I
cnment business f. lent ,nh3a u, OF G9s-
Grafton or settlement ''@''e ~'17'oT
FORAGE, rrn AID REGULAR SUPPLIES, -.
Etom tbs focoTdf In this oBce it appears that the
,,, u t1e nclo REQUIRED under the organization
H. sa1ng ~ an1ns the third yeu oi the uar foE tho
.ta9l aa5 uo1ses ano mules az they contained sol
1'T4s: IT. III,
pernda E q hay md twelve pound: Of r4a,n % daily
i'm n ~ IL ne Etoss WctEht OF nans ra-
an amr inenete = th,ee pounds 1he forage for
~ anout !onr md ball times - mucn aE
~ T7,s s"to.stsnee qors.o ,e,sten,s stoTes:
nvsh W:a, u onik as 10 weight
g. Mlth asnics marching in the dald, the forare IL
thus Sc am! eo Of GeD stD0e h,,1 ins ar Of n.,c
.nnnG .oe southern stalee, suppaed Itself with
Somdhnt Saiiod ~ io,aee: TIE moHsn, That the 1rmy
thpns's Of an an ar ane vef s1 s
w 81 aI.nIa,e ,ha ! e,,a sn,s; ,.;,,,,,
sehsi1c III apS %asgn te STa.sd In ths vicinity Of
IN, thn ssa. u afom IN Sa.nie to Atlanta, and dnr-
~ si ~ FEET n, o. 'nat az drS 1mmeuse quantities
,,ete Sa'D 'n' 'A' "oo Tie OHIO Riser. at TEL sz-
,bt n.st n.ss, sanne !ese axatnst asehnond during
the nes of fassd sdpe1 nase sna ar as,en
1.Eps, Tbn .,,i.n.i. ton tnf ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.
11anron, ~ ~. m @ nasc nsen weA supplied
1hc t1or, a.c1 ~b,es sh4 snts go me cItsns q
aasapat 4 @ unaeo @ s9o ert changes Of base aad con-
i Hbsn i;rI r1'ss she,osfI.. ny zufT,5. ,,,,r
7a, IN S.c 5ne openlne 0! the ohstEucted channels
49, % 70 MI shy permitted the Approach Of the
lsSen hss xih n hsa ied LET 2 rot Roya
-n hie ~. sh5 =! aofafe Ibe I,ce stray and
nishcs e.c-n . r @ ,y snn.Iy aoout S8sannah fur.
,hat are5 hessss perihed ba' M fhe ne,sa opea
Jevrr an,n1r ernasi XIV ensolsa the Drpstrrut to
ab sbananpce aanas a1o a a. ~ 9y 3ao1 moved noh
,.sea 5 nlp"n W placed In charge Of the pus
san,,aon Of The fb ..iop Of Pd abI dp0a %e t1e o.
Detp .ucrcs,tul Ind h. rrno,;. I'LL, nas
o magnitude I'D tpoanse ssiaom enu.''ea nas'nes
1sesn @ e. So q 1sesa,6sf IL "a u sIn D q
,1i. & ne - Snsnas sna shipped . s dspess
bushels NJ mia IL n. hnsSs,s VI cnsn
ions Of Inv. w ,nn. ~ at,s1 ~ onE!. .S,oi4
certain roJutxs under the i;rnc,e va PItIaasea u
and Fa1seh. hv g11,aaa r,,i ,n6s So.io se:v fo:k
making g. far ia.S. III s;hss sa rase5, ana sEs
~ tcbOoner u hsrrmc ~ ~, uus " E1nai, auu
,hs ;;k l.ket: NJ bsy, paea.sd apoa tas pe q q
lesd. The whole M. reshjrtoa 49, ~ ~ a'oS ~