NA, SWR 12/15/1864

Richmond & Danville Rail Road
Superintendent's Office
Richmond, Dec 15 1864
 
(Telegram from Danville)
 
To C. G. Talcott  {President Piedmont RR and Richmond & Danville RR}
 
   I left Greensboro last night there was then at least one hundred and sixty cars of freight in Govt house and twenty cars on Siding, the N. C. Roads are hauling it in very fast, Charlotte is Blocked and Sumner is filling up every place at Greensboro. There is only about twenty car loads at Danville, for past seven days I have been averaging fifteen cars per day from Greensboro -- yesterday I brought down twenty four car loads -- today will only be able to get down twelve (12) car loads -- I now have the Engines Carolina number two number four {Carolina was from the North Carolina RR, the other two were probably Manassas Gap RR engines} and one Raleigh & Gaston Engines on the Road. The Raleigh & Gaston Engine is in such bad condition she will have to lay up as the other two have done already. The W. C. & R. {Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR} train has gone to Goldsboro and will return to work on this Road in a day or two, Mr Sumner {Superintendent, North Carolina RR} has taken the Orion off. Rice {Superintendent, Manassas Gap RR} promised on yesterday to put one more Engine on next week but from her looks I think it will be two weeks, The Virginia {probably from the Richmond & Danville RR} will go out this evening on first trip and pulls four cars the Carolina pulls six cars. Will not get Hercules {probably North Carolina RR} out till some time next week, the Gordon {probably Virginia Central RR} is on Material train, Collins {probably Seaboard & Roanoke RR} on Gravel train the James {probably Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR} and Roanoke {Piedmont RR} shifting at Danville and Greensboro. Maj. Chisman told me yesterday he could get no more trains to come as he did not have any authority to impress, the road in much better condition than heretofore and there is plenty of fair dry wood at the Stations, water on the road about the same as when you were up except the additional Tank at Peham.
J. L. Morrow

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