| Nashville, Tenn. |
| September 16, 1861 |
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| Col. V. K. Stevenson |
| Quartermaster |
| Nashville, Tenn. |
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| Sir, |
| In obedience to the order of General A.
S. Johnston, I have the honor to request you to make the following
dispositions for to-morrow relative to the movement from Trousdale {on
the Louisville & Nashville RR}.
I wish to have a pioneer engine at Camp
Trousdale
at 4 p.m. to-morrow. With this engine I wish enough railroad iron,
spikes, and hammers to replace ---- feet of railroad track. I wish
to have at Camp
Trousdale
at 6 p.m. to-morrow railroad transportation sufficient for 2,500 men
and six pieces of artillery. With this transportation train I wish
the following articles, viz, about 300 spades and pickaxes, about
100 axes and large hatchets. I will also desire to ship on it a
quantity of ammunition. Please notify me of time of departure of
trains. |
| S. B. Buckner |
| Brigadier-General, C. S. Army |
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