Letter Appointing Daniel Craig McCallum Military Director and Superintendent of Railroads, February 11, 1862
This file unit contains a letter from the U.S. Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, ordering the appointment of Daniel Craig McCallum as Military Director and Superintendent of Railroads.
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OCR Page 1 of 2War Department
Washington City, D.C.
February 11.00
Ondow
that D. e McCallum be and
he is hereby apparented Military Director and
Superintendant of Pail Roais in the united States
with authority to enter upon take paperin of, hole
and use all nail roads ingine Can Jacamotries
Equipments appendages and appentenance that may
he required for the transport of Increase army, ammunities
and military Supplier of the Unitedstates and to der
and perform all acts and Origin, diat way lee methon
improper to be done per the Safe and speedy Gampal
apprerain.
By order of the Prendent Commander
nichof of the army rativy of the Unite States
Edwar m Dianism
Securaty of War