, 1865-12-20
STATISTICS OF THE WAR
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Report Of the Quartermaster-
General.
TRANSPORTATION OF; THE ARMY.

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tation-Constructfon and Operation O.
military Railroads Army Ctvtbtns
and Camp and Garrison EouIn.re'
a1antafy as te.sefnpns- Furchaaes o
- HoFsee ana Wutc&-SeAtlHtlcs OF For.
uEe, Fuel, Hospitals, Barrnrks, Wax,
ons, Atabulaa,eea and Miscellaneoa.
QrAnTEEaAs7En aExEnALs Orr1ck,
s,n.,,,., ~ wAsnIss1os; ssnc Nov; s. ISIS.
ro1t Of operations Of The Quartcrmaster's ien,rt.
mtnt during the fiscal year ending june 20. ist5.
Tn he 1T July. 1861, The balancs Of
drawn was. -. Ss,eo9,7os 1s
Appropriation Tor fiscal rear ending
seth June 81, 1sS5, sso, ooo oo
Appropriation for dicai year ending ,:
tv,h June 19- 500 0c0 90
4. =. - -
r. tIota!. .45o, &c, COS is
Acq141aeA!e1s @ oq lies1ni3 IN nSea@5eaf
enoing .o1n June, la's.'.. .-...A3l,fo6,0a' ii
r.,a,1so ,sn.,,;,. .o,, 1r,. ,oe. ooo,,e,1@ ~
Aah1ec remaining outn June. lsI3.;. 21,32LsN =
EEAneia , Matemen1 n detail VIII 30 ionnd IN
l1Tie Th,s = ~ enu ~ tas aroH.
r,dtn9 ms.ns of villa "a ian @ @det5 o. pro
for sll ths troops and ie1 al ihe materal Of waz;
.4lsnes ano no!ees tot asl1ety go eas4lry md
.L .nnzi. NV .aues =, ne Maeon nns PROVIDES
sGs. aamne & ana AZ 9ais5as R iof Sanps and tor
snenss y .ne uuoPa. !! oulloe oAsfacss, 9osptas,
aul autIaoasts! HsotauG5 Nnsons aau ano1lxnccs>
hn;aJs =. cselt.t. I'M. Ri nnu a1. aatet aones
s Mhscg: S Construct and Eepa!ts road. railroads
anS LII ,t r.. s0es me army ana ~ cnatsto
iog military operations not asslgned by Law or
F1hMa ~ .o sgtne olnei oepatsmehh.
.,ss Mune as,s .ae ~ @ n1oentss ana IL
ncpnztmen. supplies provIslous, md The Medical
nepasnasnt i nsa Heo1eat ana hosptsA stotes, THIS
o e 1sn! Sauea npon 70 Eanspost ne stoEss
.. III tneee aspa,.men.s rom me dspots 70 ,ae
NhsTc sney arc anasly issued to The troops,
Itsse duties nave been efficiently performed dur
the e1escruc and nbeznl administration Of the War
Densfimen, ,he Wants OF ne tfoops have been reg
hare hee,. amply md regularly provided for. The
amy ataen ooGe 1nsuce 70 ne H1se ana enlarged ad-
e o, Mnien ~ enaolea 70 move success
a,snts n ~ pas ~ y ahs tsha "'aenS
a1G an can palGn insoN1nG nne OF operations ct
soS natles IN lsngth maintained for months through
oi!9ogo nsn, Stth over ie.e5. saiaaif, 70 subsis.
5nt Only wai!e aaSanenes oal Wnat - mncn more
atHeulE. *n1le laying eiego lor Weeks TO That nd
vaneed position.
llhe cnemy1 army driven rom Allanta, bat still
1ofmluaee IN nnmDefs and In courage, threw ltscf
npon this long line Of opesatons-two slender rods
OF iron, crossing wide rivers, winding through
mountain eorges, planning under The mountain
ran1te, and crefyWhcrs exposed 10 the raids Of II
entslprtsiug enemy, favored By the thick forests
whish bssdssed the railroad throughout nearly It's
lhe quarts ol ne posts 1pon ths l,ne OF enmma-
rson ad ths ag. ana e Isoaa
sTee u IN Fin ans Il
p repaired broken brtdges md lailro7as. NeW en-;
hose which toPedoes ot broken sails threw rom
With water md fuel for the engines pseceaed the
was ,bs bpnpsn bea mo t. ssasto re-
es1nbllshsd: sa ehsd. 49,, roa.., -, <,:
,:nn - asy tooS1 H. me III, s
" ~ ~ u.J1s uu1 W ~ an1s ~
snj daY n it, mi csnae1tV: snmniies ~ new
ssapsiga tes = my e a6oe StR Rsn ne5s poured
1nsS 16,ea Aa aa A. s1s d so5ss ~ u ssek M and r.
srV We9 ~ en oy h =. M ana
til loaded wiz e7esy me,es1aI OF W., md sssom
e1.sea y tae fena H. o. nose we disabled II ~
IN lie toaptss ] Il S.shsI SO m,cs Sssi 10 sse eas
70 r.nl. 11eIrbd nni " ti.ni. hia.p r ;hn1 ~
epct .,s.i.n u, 9s r.. Y tSst
III ~ ~ ae hn, WaSn a , A1s .na1
NJ f W. n;hsr r,un,,v ,,r ,,,,d. hcc;, -,,,ht
m neTforn s1smnn1f,nt nsrt IN The nnera,ions n
var: searrc n nv othe1 eoant1v eonlJ be- fnnnG
Wn,eh M have i51ustPPsisd ,b,s ~ rsmnajrn. "~"'1
Atno lime during the march rom Chattapoocs
to Afiania ,sere ne 1arosi1 train. ave avs heSfId
'AT IN. sasa.soa .,o ,t,,,- ,r.. ~.
rtnT,h M ihs I,hs,tshon-Sio sre 1-rn.r,t,aioJ
fenfs ~ military cnns,rmri;nn-
tcsEl 1a p3lusr, sx .a ts ~ ~, hSh
II. r. sd ~, ~ |h,i'i H. TX Sns
Of si1 hundred t60) men u the construction corps
IL M II ~ ~ Z h-,t ..u.x .,.,,
Ioe Cnalanoocnls pnoee - nnSs a1ss, Hom 11 AZ
sna nne,T 1T hn ma ana saa 'Pa{ b e nT NJ
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