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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Resources of the Confederacy in 1865--report of General I. M. St. John, Commissary General. (search)
than they are, they would but the more fully have corresponded with the oral report referred to, and with your statement as to the provision made to supply the troops under the command of General Johnston, had that army made the contemplated retreat. With great regard and a grateful remembrance of your zeal and efficiency in the several offices held by you in the service of the Confederacy, I am faithfully, yours, (Signed) Jefferson Davis. Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky, May 16th, 1871. My dear General — My absence from home for some weeks has caused a delay in answering your letter in relation to the supplies for General Lee's army about the time of the evacuation of Richmond. Without reciting the various points of your inquiries, I will answer them by a general statement. I took charge of the War Department on the 5th of February, 1865. The evacuation of Richmond occurred the night of the 2d of April. When I arrived at Richmond the Commissary Department, f