Major Smith's Commissary Reports

Major Smith's Commissary Reports

The Commissary General sent Commissary Major W. H. Smith on three trips into the states south of Virginia to expedite shipments to Richmond. Major Smith reported by letter many days. The reports below are full of transportation details, since transportation was a bigger issue than the production or acquisition of the food. These reports are in Major Smith's National Archives Service Record.

Trip One January - February, 1864

Itinerary -- From Expense Report

Date

Location

January 18

Raleigh

January 20

Charlotte

January 25

Columbia

January 26

Augusta

January 27

Columbus

January 28

Macon/Savannah

January 30

Augusta

February 4

Columbia

February 5

Charlotte

February 6

Raleigh

February 7

Weldon

February 12

Petersburg

February 15

Richmond

Reports
Date	Location	Link
January 19	Charlotte	NA, CS 1-19-64
January 21	Columbia	NA, CS 1-21-64
January 23	Columbia	NA, CS 1-23-64
January 26	Augusta	NA, CS 1-26-64
January 29	Savannah	NA, CS 1-29-64
February 1	Augusta	NA, CS 2-1-64
February 3	Columbia	NA, CS 2-3-64
February 5	Charlotte	NA, CS 2-5-64
		NA, CS 2-5A-64
February 6	Raleigh	NA, CS 2-6-64
February 8	?	NA, CS 2-8-64
February 15	Richmond	NA, CS 2-15-64

Trip Two April - May, 1864
April 9	Raleigh	NA, CS 4-9-64
April 11	Salisbury	NA, CS 4-11-64
April 13	Salisbury	NA, CS 4-13-64
April 15	Salisbury	NA, CS 4-15-64
April 19	Salisbury	NA, CS 4-19-64
April 21	Columbia	NA, CS 4-21-64
April 23	Augusta	NA, CS 4-23-64
April 25	Columbia	NA, CS 4-25-64
April 29	Columbia	NA, CS 4-29-64
April 30	Charlotte	NA, CS 4-30-64
May 1	Charlotte	NA, CS 5-1-64
May 3	Columbia	NA, CS 5-3-64
May 6	Columbia	NA, CS 5-6-64
May 7	Columbia	NA, CS 5-7-64
May 9	Chesterville	NA, CS 5-9-64
May 11	Chesterville	NA, CS 5-11-64
May 13	Columbia	NA, CS 5-13-64
May 26	Richmond	NA, CS 5-26-64

Trip Three October, 1864
October 12	Williamsboro	NA, CS 10-12-64
		NA, CS 10-12A-64
October 15	Williamsboro	NA, CS 10-15-64
October 18	Columbia	NA, CS 10-18-64
October 20	Savannah	NA, CS 10-20-64
October 22	Columbus	NA, CS 10-22-64
October 26	Mobile	NA, CS 10-26-64
October 29	Columbus	NA, CS 10-29-64
November 1	Columbia	NA, CS 11-1-64