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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter3 (search)
of whom four thousand eight hundred belonged to the Acquia district, and three. thousand seven hundred to that of the Valley. The figures are taken from the return in my possession. Brigadier-General D. H. Hill had succeeded Brigadier-General Evans in the command of the troops near Leesburg, the latter being transferred to South Carolina. Early in December, Major Blair, the chief commissary of the army, was compelled by ill health to leave that position. He was succeeded in it by Major R. G. Cole, who assumed its duties about the 20th of the month, and continued to perform them until the end of the war. He was desired to have the stock of provision for the army increased to a supply for fifteen days, and to have that quantity kept on hand; and also to establish a reserve-depot at Culpepper Court-House. This measure was a preparation for the contingency of our finding it necessary or expedient to fall back from Centreville to the line of the Rappahannock. On the 20th, Brigad
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 4 (search)
y for that object. To expedite the operation, as well as for the probability of their being required near that point, Colonel Cole was instructed to have a portion of his stores deposited at Orange Court-House. A supply for ten days had been placednder of the army, added still more to the great quantity of public property depending on the troops for protection. Major R. G. Cole, In a letter to me on this subject, dated February 7, 1871, Colonel R. G. Cole states: By your direction I reqColonel R. G. Cole states: By your direction I requested the commissary-general to increase the supply of provisions to an amount sufficient for fifteen days rations for the army. In a short time I discovered that the accumulation was too large, and reported the fact to you, and by your direction Imillions of rations, when the general protested against a supply of more than fifteen hundred thousand pounds. See Colonel R. G. Cole's statement, Appendix. Fifteen days (from the 23d of February to the 9th of March, inclusive) were devoted by the a
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 12 (search)
by taking account of those stores, which was done under the direction of Colonel W. E. Moore; and the very zealous and efficient officer, Major Charles Carrington, who was at the head of the service of collecting provisions in North Carolina, for the army, was increasing the quantity rapidly. As the wagon-train of the Army of Tennessee had not yet passed through Georgia, on its way from Mississippi, it was perhaps fortunate that so small a part of the troops had arrived. Colonel A. II. Cole's excellent system, with the assistance promptly rendered by Governor Vance, furnished the means of collecting and bringing food to the troops as they arrived, and subsequently, until their own wagons came up. General Lee's army had many sick and wounded in Charlotte and other towns of North Carolina. There was also an important naval station at Charlotte, containing what we then regarded as large stores of sugar, coffee, tea, and brandy-articles of prime necessity to sick and wounded, b
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 14 (search)
st amount of stores and material of war in and about Manassas was made by the Government itself against my repeated remonstrances, See note page 98, including Colonel Cole's letter of February 7th, 1871, and pages 104 and 105. expressed through my proper staff-officer, Major R. G. Cole, chief commissary. Fifteen days were devotedMajor R. G. Cole, chief commissary. Fifteen days were devoted by the army to the removal of the public property that had been recklessly collected at Manassas. It would have been very dangerous to the public safety to employ it longer in that way; for, on the eve of a formidable invasion, it was of great importance that it should be so placed as to be able to unite promptly with other avaieon, who was arrested for the offense, and some intrenching-tools. A manuscript narrative by General Early is my authority. In a memorandum on the subject, Colonel R. G. Cole stated: To sum up, then, the amount of loss sustained by the department, from the withdrawal from Yorktown by the army, I regard as so inconsiderable in co