PC, RR 11/9/1861

Transportation

Quartermaster's Department
Nashville, Tenn.
Nov 9, 1861
 
Maj. W. W. Mackall
A A Genl. 
Bowling Green Ky
 
Sir,
   The order of Genl. Johnston to Maj. Stevenson, Asst. Quartermaster, to provide transportation for Five Thousand Troops, from Paris Ten to Clarksville Ten on Monday next, has been submitted to me for execution.
   The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Rail Road has agreed to furnish 40 Box and 15 Flat Cars, with four Engines, to be at Paris Monday morning. The Memphis & Ohio RR will furnish 30 cars and four or five Locomotives.
   The Louisville & Nashville Rail Road can supply Fifty cars, but nearly every Engine belonging to that Road, save those required to run the regular Trains, is now undergoing Repair. The Nashville & Ky Road will have some half dozen cars at the Tennessee River Bridge Sunday Evening, which ca be used in transporting the troops. You can control the action of the L&N RR at Bowling Green Ky, and order from there, such number of cars as Genl. Johnston may be willing to take off of the Road. Having taken the steps herein indicated, I await further orders.
Jno. S. Bradford
Transportation Quartermaster

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