War Department, C. S. A.
| Richmond,
March 31, 1865 |
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| Governor
Z. B. Vance |
| Raleigh, N. C. |
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| The object of continuing the change of
gauge {from Greensboro} to Danville {the
Piedmont RR} is
to receive the assistance of the wide-gauge rolling-stock now south
of Salisbury for the {Richmond &} Danville,
South Side, and Virginia & Tennessee railroads, on which General
Lee's army is so dependent, and to secure the use of the trains of
the latter roads, in case of disaster, for the roads farther south,
which are all of the same gauge with them. The losses of wide-gauge
stock have been so serious in the last few months that all now
remaining should be capable of transfer promptly to whatever section
of the country the movements of our army may require. I consider
this matter of very great importance, and hope to hear from you with
regard to it. |
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John C. Breckinridge
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