Summary:
Union Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs writes Colonel Tolles regarding the October, 1864, supply situation facing General Sheridan's armies in the Shenandoah Valley. Meigs reports on the availability of forage in the Staunton area, and the destruction of supplies in the vicinity.

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Lieut.-Col. TOLLES,
Chief Quartermaster, Middle Military Div., Martinsburg, Va.:

Washington, D. C.,

October 2, 1864--11 a. m.
(Received 12 m.)

Your dispatch of 1st received. Latest dispatches received from Gen. Sheridan evening of 29th, Harrisonburg. Movements not determined. Should he follow Early to Charlottesville, he will be supplied by the railroad which is now being reconstructed to the Rappahannock, beyond which river we will not pass until advised from him of his disposition and need. He reports that the country from Harrisonburg to Staunton is well supplied with forage, and that his cavalry destroyed large quantities of grain, harness, and property at Staunton and Waynesborough. For the present keep Winchester well stocked, according to his orders, and be guided by his instructions. Unless advised that you positively need them, I will not send you more wagons and mules to consume forage. We have them ready here.

M. C. MEIGS,
Brevet Maj.-Gen.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 43, Serial No. 91, Pages 258-259, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.