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Biography of William S. Ashe Entries in blue are references
and my additions
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Photo from the University of
North Carolina
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William was born September 14,
1814 in Rocky Point, N. C. He was a lawyer and a member of the North
Carolina Senate (1846 and 1858-60) and the U. S. House of
Representatives (1849-1855). He became the President of the
Wilmington & Weldon RR in 1854 and was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1860 and to the North Carolina
Constitutional Convention in 1861.
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| William Shepperd Ashe -- Major &
Assistant Quartermaster |
| January 1, 1861 |
Started the war as President of the Wilmington &
Weldon RR |
| July 17, 1861 |
Appointed Major and Assistant
Quartermaster |
| July 18, 1861 |
Appointed to superintend railroad transportation of
troops and military stores on all the railroads in the Confederacy.
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| August 22, 1861 |
Approved payment of his future
Clerk for a QM Department "special business" trip to
Fredericksburg
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| September 7, 1861 |
Had agreement with the Virginia
Central RR that they would provide a locomotive for the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac to Richmond & Petersburg RR
connector and the Government would provide a replacement locomotive.
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| September 25, 1861 |
Sent on a trip to secure locomotives and cars for use
on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
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| October 4, 1861 |
Held a railroad convention in
Chattanooga
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| October 17, 1861 |
Held railroad convention in Knoxville
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| November 18, 1861 |
Authorized priority for
transportation of iron for Tredegar
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| December 24, 1861 |
C. S. Senate confirmed his
position and rank
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| January 21, 1862 |
Probably approved the purchase
of 5 cars
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| January 31, 1862 |
Paid for his Clerk
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| February 18, 1862 |
Approved purchase of 5 cars
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| February 28, 1862 |
Paid for Clerk
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| March 1, 1862 |
Sent Capt. Morfit to forward
Government freight throughout the Confederacy
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| March 8, 1862 |
Capt. Morfit ordered to car
makers
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| March 25, 1862 |
Approved the purchase of 3 box
cars
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| March 31, 1862 |
Paid for Clerk
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| April 19, 1862 |
Appointed to buy small arms from
the citizens of North Carolina
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| May 2, 1862 |
Shop tools issued to the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR under orders from him.
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| May 26, 1862 |
Was in Wilmington, running the
Wilmington & Weldon RR
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| June 26, 1862 |
Major Morfit ordered to take over the duties Major
Ashe had performed
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| Before July 1, 1862 |
Gave a shipping authority to an
agent who was later investigated.
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| Before July 1, 1862 |
Purchased 19 Box Cars from the
Georgia RR
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| July 31, 1862 |
His assistant paid, after his
death, despite the dates on the forms
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| August 21, 1862 |
Notice posted to stop buying arms under his authority.
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| September 14, 1862 |
Run into and killed by a locomotive while operating a
hand car on his own railroad.
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