HDQRS. Dept. of South Carolina and Georgia
| Charleston, April 28, 1862. |
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| General S. Cooper |
| Adjutant and Inspector General: |
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| General,
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I desire to bring to the consideration of the War
Department the importance of connecting through Savannah the Albany,
Gulf and Georgia Central Railroad.
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| The rolling stock of the Albany and Gulf
road is considerable, including some ten locomotives. Should the
enemy ever succeed against Savannah all this stock must be lost for
want of this connection, not exceeding three-fourths of a mile.
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| I have endeavored to impress upon the
officers of the company the risk they run in neglecting to have this
work done. They still decline, however, to undertake it at the cost
of the company entirely, but are willing to bear one-half the
expenses. This road is doing very little business, and might readily
spare some of its rolling stock to other roads not so well supplied.
If the war continues we shall need every locomotive in the
Confederacy. It seems to me therefore good policy to expend a sum
not exceeding $6,000 to secure so important an object.
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| I am, &c.,
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| J. C. Pemberton
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| Major- General, Commanding
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