| Virginia Central Railroad |
| General Superintendent's Office |
| Richmond, Va., June 28, 1864 |
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| Hon. James A. Seddon |
| Secretary of War |
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| Sir, |
| This road will be opened to within four
miles of Staunton
on Thursday. Permit me to urge upon you the importance of protecting
us at Hanover Court-House. That is really the only point east of
Gordonsville where a small raiding party can injure us materially by
destroying the trestles and the bridge over South Anna, four miles
beyond. Our road is not so important as it has been, but we hope to
bring to the city a considerable amount of wheat and other supplies.
We have now repaired about nine miles of burned track, besides the
bridges. We cannot hope, with the materials we have on hand or likely
to get, to survive a similar disaster. We have yet about eight miles
of track to repair at and west of Staunton, and ten bridges to rebuild. We do not propose to repair west of
Staunton
at present. I have requested the editors of the city papers not to
notice the re-opening of the road. |
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant |
| H. D. Whitcomb |
| General Superintendent |
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