The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 4, Volume 3. Page: 77
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CONFEDERATE AUTHORITIES.
[FEBRUARY 4, 1804.-For Vance to Davis, in relation to the publi-
cation of correspondence on the subject of peace negotiations with the
enemy, see Series I, Vol. LI, Part II, p. 817.]
GENERAL ORDERS, J ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 15. Richmond, February 5, 1864.
I. General Orders, No. 137, series of 1863, is hereby revoked.
II. Supplies of provisions in transitu to arsenals, armories, .and ord-
nance depots for the use of operatives, under the order of command-
ing officers of the same, will not be interfered with by officers of the
departments.
III. As the various railroads of the Confederacy for the transporta-
tion of troops, supplies, and munitions of war are under the control of
the Quartermaster's Department, the orders of commanding generals
and other officers relating to such transportation by railroad will be
immediately furnished to the Quartermaster-General in order that
arrangements may be made in time to harmonize the various routes
so as to prevent accident and delays.
By order:
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
CIRCULAR BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION,
No. 6. Richmond, February 5, 1864.
The War Department having directed that a reasonable time be
allowed to enable agents not liable to conscription to be procured for
service in the Commissary Department, commandants of conscripts
will grant details for sixty days of persons applied for in that depart-
ment on the application being approved by the Commissary-General.
Such details will not be renewable unless approved by this Bureau.
Copies of the order of detail will be forwarded to the Bureau.
By order of Col. John S. Preston, superintendent:
C. B. DUFFIELD,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va., February 5, 1864.
His Excellency M. L. BONHAM,
Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.:
SIR: I have received Your Excellency's letters of the 19th of Decem-
ber and 27th of January last, inclosing a resolution of the Legislature
of South Carolina requesting the Confederate authorities " to forego
the right heretofore exercised of shipping cotton and bringing freight
on the boats owned by the Importing and Exporting Company of
South Carolina, in consequence of the ownership by the State of a part
of those boats."
In reply I have the honor to say that a response to the letter of
December 19 was delayed because the regulation of the exportation of
cotton and other products was understood to be under the considera-
tion of Congress, and it was believed in a brief period legislation
would be adopted which would control the whole subject, and either77
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