| Quartermaster General's Department |
| Richmond, Va. July 23, 1861 |
| |
| J. S. Barbour |
| President, O&A R. R. {Orange
& Alexandria RR} |
| Culpeper C. H. |
| |
| Sir, |
| It is most important to get troops from
Lynchburg to Staunton. Telegraph to Lynchburg the moment your road is
unobstructed by trains, the number of Troops that can be transported
over it. |
| A. C. Myers, A. Q. M. General |
|