Letter from Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs to Colonel McCallum, May 19, 1864
This file unit contains a letter from Quartermaster General Meigs to Colonel McCallum congratulating him for the arrival of railroad trains at Resaca.
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OCR Page 1 of 2Generals office.
Washing ton D.b. may 19th 1864
bit D.b. m baller
"mil: Dir: Supit RR. us.
"Nashville Leniv.
"bolonel:
I have received a report from Li love
Easton being Quarter master. xc dated at Resaca on the evening
"of the 16 "just stating that the Enemy a after two days fighting had
"Evacuated that place on the night of the 15th that the Rail Road
" trains had already arrived at Resaca with one days forazofor
"the whole anyup, and that the men of the away have been peripiety
supplied since they left the Rail Road haves
"keeping " nh with them on the march.
"Incongratulate you upon the humph of
"skill and Energy.
dr is a new thing in was to account
===== the march of au advancing and Victions any mith
"ane constructed Rail Road:
I am
Very Respectfully
Your off Send
In b. meins
master General
"This morning Sleam fine Gen't Halleck that the hainshave reached
"Kingston- shewing that the same energy good management
"has repaired the Burned Bridge at Resacur camed the hainx
"acrop. the Oostanant ah Piner"