August 1, 1864 -- 10:45 a.m.
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| Isaac Scott, Esq. |
| President, Macon & Western Railroad, Macon, Ga. |
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| General Shoup desires me to ask your
attention to a matter of great importance. Great suffering and loss
of life is occasioned by the delay of trains in transporting the
wounded to the rear. Instances have been reported where the trains
have been seventy hours in making the run from Atlanta to Macon. He
is well aware that the road is doing a large amount of business, and
perhaps with inadequate means, but he desires, if possible, that you
so arrange your schedule that this evil may be, as far as possible,
remedied. Cannot the road be cleared, giving these trains the
preference? He relies upon you to give this matter your special
attention. Humanity asks it. |
| L. P. Dodge |
| Aide-de-Camp |
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