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441 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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C.-Statement of amount paid on account of rail, river, stage, and wagon transportation by Capts. F. J. Crilly, Charles H. Peck (resigned), W. H. Bailhache (resigned), and W. W. Van Ness, assistant quartermasters, at New York, under the direction of Bvt. Brigadier General Stewart Van Vliet, chief quartermaster Department of the East, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.

T r a n s p o r t a t i o n s.

Railroads Steam- Stages

boats,

barges, &c.

Passengers:

Officers and men $785,423.37 $130,579.12 $1,052.26

Prisoners of war and 43,228.08 3.50 80.00

other rebels

Civilians 25,934.25 390.58 13.90

Total 854,585.70 130,973.20 1,146.16

Freight 59,921.91 192,289.65 80.00

Total 914,507.61 323,262.85 1,226.16

Expenditures 1,064.00 3,815.67

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Grand total 915,571.61 327,078.52 1,226.16

Transportation.

Wagons, &c. Total.

Passengers:

Officers and men $3,599.26 $920,654.68

Prisoners of war and other 20.00 43,331.58

rebels

Civilians 103.50 26,442.23

Total 3,723.43 990,428.49

Freight 158,809.77 411,101.33

Total 162,533.20 1,401,529.82

Expenditures 274.70 5,154.37

Grand total 162,533.90 1,406,684.19

STEWART VAN VLIET,

Brevet Brigadier-General, &c.

CC.-Statement of amount paid on account of ocean and lake transportation by Capts. F. J. Crilly, Charles H. Peck (resigned), W. H. Bailhache (resigned), and W. W. Van Ness, assistant quartermasters, at New York City, under the direction of Bvt. Brigadier General Stewart Van Vliet, chief quartermaster Department of the East, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.

Passengers:

Officers and men.................... $50,288.04

Civilians........................... 586.02

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Total............................................ $50,874.06

Freight.......................................... 755,880.26

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Total............................................ 806,754.32

Expenditures..................................... 2,228,097.60

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Grand total...................................... 3,034,851.92

STEWART VAN VLIET,

Brevet Brigadier-General, &c.

D.-Statement of all stores transported by Bvt. Brigadier General Stewart Van Vliet, quartermaster, U. S. Army, at New York City, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.

ANIMALS.

Kind of transportation Horses Mule Cattle Sheep Total

s

Railroads 22,470 100 --- --- 22,570

Steam-boats, barges, 74 -- 6,628 2,147 8,849

&c

Total not owned by 22,544 100 6,628 2,147 31,419

Government

Steam-boats, barges, --- -- 327 653 980

&c., owned by

Government

Grand total 22,544 100 6,955 2,800 32,399


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