his army had the power to overcome the enemy if the necessary materials could be forwarded to the front, and not otherwise.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

D. C. MCCALLUM,

Brevet Brigadier-General, Director and

General Manager Military Railroads United States.

List of buildings erected at Nashville, Tenn., for U. S. Military Railroad purposes.

Kind of building. Num- Length. Width. Height.

ber.

Machine shop 1 Feet. Feet. 2 stories

195 88

Do 1 80 65 Do.

Pattern shop 1 100 48 Do.

Blacksmith and boiler 1 450 62 1 story

shop

Roundhouse 1 a 85 ...

Carpenter shop 1 200 40 Do.

Tin shop 1 65 40 Do.

Copper shop 1 60 27 Do.

Store-house 1 175 36 Do.

Do 1 150 35 Do.

Hospital buildings 8 705 201 Do.

Assistant quarter- 1 72 40 2 stories

master's office

Office for auditor 1 56 20 Do.

Office for master 1 90 25 3 stories

machinist

Office for master 1 38 18 1 story

carpenter

Printing office 1 45 36 2 stories

Mess-houses b 77 ... ... 1 story

Cat shop c 1 202 77 23 feet

Machine and 1 126 47 Do.

blacksmith shop c

Machine-shop 1 55 35 17 feet

Boiler room 1 35 18 8 feet

Paint shop c 1 112 47 23 feet

Brick dry house 1 40 15 17 feet

Coal house 1 35 20 8 feet

Iron store-house 1 20 14 18 feet

Oil-house, waste, & c 1 40 18 18 feet

Coke and sand house 1 50 20 1 story

a Feet diameter with twenty-seven stalls.

b Fitted with bunks, tables, & c.

c Skylights.

DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS.

Statement of the business of the Memphis and Little Rock line of U. S. Military Railroads from September 1, 1864, to June 30, 1865.

Earnings.

Month. Passengers. Freight. News Total.

agency.

1864.

December $ 1,133.55 $ 1,023.21 ... $ 2,156.76

October 2,010.00 3,600.10 ... 5,610.10

November 1,687.25 3,306.52 ... 4,993.77

December 1,879.00 3,956.16 ... 5,835.16

1865.

January 1,672.00 6,251.13 ... 7,923.13

February 1,719.00 2,001.68 ... 3,720.68

March 1,872.00 2,760.72 ... 4,632.72

April 2,577.50 1,874.28 ... 4,451.78

May 6,147.75 2,430.03 $ 166.66 8,744.44

June 8,103.25 4,408.70 166.66 12,678.61

Total 28,801.30 31,612.53 333.32 60,747.15

Continuation: Freight carried.

Month. Hire of Government. Private. Total.

employes.

1864. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds.

December $ 9,721.05 ... ... ...

October 15,815.72 ... ... ...

November 23,044.24 ... ... ...

December 24,971.36 ... ... ...

1865.

January 23,827.15 ... ... ...

February 24,108.19 ... ... ...

March 24,696.74 ... ... ...

April 21,736.51 ... ... ...

May a31,253.63 5,531,808 296,713 5,858,521

June a36,735.78 8,155,622 842,685 8,998,307

Total 235,910.37 13,687,430 1,139,398 14,826,828

a Expenditures.

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