Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-04

Department Miledgeville. Ga, February
10. 1854. to General J. f.. Johnston. COM
planning of the heavy losses which the
State railroad had sustained by the loss
and destruction Of its rolling stock while
on other roads under the command OF
Confederate officers; thanks General
Johnston for his offer ITO do all I'm his
power TO have part Of our engines ana
cars returned to the road; have written
the President demanding the Immediate
return to the State road OF two good en-
gines and fifty good cars. which is less
than one-fourth OF the number which the
road has been deprived OF by the Confede-
rate Government" Have received
no reply" when the spring cam
paign opens, II you are reinforced as you
should be. and as the country has a
right to expect. II will not he in the power
OF the officers OF the State road to trans
port all OF your necessary supplies with
out more rolling stock" impossible
to replace that lost. as we have been UNI
able TO import such heavy material
through the blockade, and the Con-
federate Government has had control OF
all the iron mills and almost all the fur
naces in the Confederacy." OH
GERS of that government have even re-
fused to let us get a supply of iron from
the Etowah Works, near the road. for
our ordinary repairs when we were haul
ing all the coal that kept the works go
ing"
GENERAL s. ID. LEE, MERIDIAN, MISS.
Communication in the autograph OF
General J. E. Johnston, near Marietta,
June q, 1854. to Colonel Ewell, transmit
ting dispatch from Msior-General 5. ID.
Lee. Richmond. Va, June q. 1864. as 10 an
expedition being organized under General
A. ]. Smith against the department at
Meridian. Miss, upon which the Presi-
dent endorsed the propriety of concen-
trating the force OF General s. ID. Lee
for the defence of his department, and
under date OF June q, 1864. General s.
Cooper, adjutant and inspector-genera
requests General Johnston ito consider
the preceding telegram and endorsement
and TO give the necessary orders to carry
out promptly the views Of the President"
ORDER OF GENERAL HOOD
I'm assuming command OF the Army OF
Tennessee: Official copy, signed by Kin
lock Falconer. assistant Acknowledgement,
addressed to Colonel Ewell. assistant adj
jutant-general, and dated headquarters
Army of Tennessee. In the field. July is,
1864. by the order Of General A. b. Hood.
assuming command. as follows:
SOldlers.-ln obedience 10 orders from
the War Department. assume command
OF this army (and Department.. l feet
the weight OF the responsibility. so sud
denly and Unexpectedly devolved on me
by this position. and shall bend all my
energies and employ all my skill 20 meet
its requirements. / look with confidence
to your patriotism TO stand by me, and
rely upon your prowess to wrest your
country from the grasp Of the invader,
enttJng yourselves to the proud distinc-
ton OF being called the deliyerers Of an
oppressed people"
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