| Office Selma & Meridian R. R. |
| Demopolis 25th Jany 1865 |
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| Comdr of the Post |
| Demopolis |
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| Sir, |
| You were kind enough to show
me a dispatch from Col. Brent A. A. G. to the effect that complaints
were made of the delay of troops at this place. There has been but one
delay here and that was for only about six hours in the night, the
train was sent from Selma in ample time but was obliged to wait upon a
side track 20 miles from here, for a troop train to pass east, as room
on the track was ???, the train came through was loaded with the
soldiers and sent to Selma. it could not have come sooner without
being in danger of a collision with the troop train going east. Every
effort possible is being made to press the troops through as rapidly
as possible, all other business on the Road is given up, one Passenger
train has been discontinued, trains I am sorry to say are delayed
sometimes in passing over the road, this is owing to the condition of
the road and the exceedingly unfavorable weather a large force of
workmen kept constantly at work upon the track, but in the peculiar
??? through which this road posses but little improvement has been
made, while the rainy weather continues. Every train I have at my
command is running night & day, and every man in the employ of the
road is doing his best to get the soldiers through in the shortest
practicable time. |
| I am sir, Respectfully |
| M. B. Prichard |
| Gen. Supdt. |
| Se&M. R. R. |
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