Below are transcripts of original documents of
the Confederate government related to railroads and their issues,
original documents of the railroads themselves, newspaper articles and any
other Southern documents written during the War. My comments, additions,
or corrections are {entered thus}.
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| July, 1861 |
| ORN
Vol. 16, Page 829 |
Railroad between the Louisiana/Texas border and
Houston, Texas |
| LVA, TRED 7-1-61 |
Articles available |
| NP, CM 7-1-61 |
South Carolina RR dividend |
| NP, CM 7-1A-61 |
Coal rates to Charleston |
| NP, CM 7-1B-61 |
Charleston & Savannah RR freight
schedule |
| NP, CM 7-1C-61 |
Blue Ridge RR schedule |
| NP, CM 7-1D-61 |
Blue Ridge RR freight |
| NP, CM 7-1E-61 |
Port Royal RR installment call |
| NP, CM 7-1F-61 |
Wilmington & Manchester RR bond
payments |
| NP, CM 7-1G-61 |
Car Works ad |
| NA, QM 7-2-61 |
Locomotive assignments |
| NA, MG 7-2-61 |
Locomotive assignments |
| NP, AC 7-2-61 |
Montgomery & West Point RR bonds |
| NP, CM 7-2-61 |
North Carolina iron ore sample |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 417 |
Richmond & Petersburg connections |
| NA, QM 7-4-61 |
Reimbursements |
| NP, AC 7-4-61 |
East Tennessee & Georgia RR bonds |
| NA, QM 7-5-61 |
Employee misconduct |
| NA, QM 7-6-61 |
Assignment as agent |
| NP, RD 7-6-61 |
Seizure of Louisville & Nashville RR rolling stock |
| NP, RD 7-6A-61 |
Fire on the Louisville & Nashville RR |
| NP, AC 7-6-61 |
Movement of goods on the Louisville &
Nashville RR |
| NA, QM 7-8-61 |
Payment to Sharp for expenses |
| NA, QM 7-8A-61 |
Payment to Sharp for expenses |
| NA, QM 7-9-61 |
Assignment of agent |
| NA, QM 7-10-61 |
Empty the cars promptly |
| NP, CE 7-10-61 |
Confederate detention of two Louisville
& Nashville RR locomotives |
| NP, RD 7-10-61 |
Railroad accident |
| NP, RD
7-10A-61 |
Arrival of ice |
| NP, RD 7-10B-61 |
Memphis and New Orleans connected |
| NA, QM 7-11-61 |
Facilities for troop travel |
| NP, WJ 7-11-61 |
North/South travel little delayed in West |
| NA, QM 7-12-61 |
Empty the cars promptly |
| NA, QM 7-12A-61 |
Empty the cars promptly |
| NP, AC 7-14-61 |
Railroad distances from New Orleans to
Humboldt, Tenn. |
| NA, QM 7-15-61 |
Payment to Sharp for expenses |
| NA, QM 7-15A-61 |
Detention of freight |
| NA, QM 7-15B-61 |
Detention of freight |
| NP, RD 7-15-61 |
Southbound layover in Wilmington |
| NA, QM 7-17-61 |
Detention of freight |
| NA, QM 7-17A-61 |
Forward the rest of the bacon |
| NP, RD 7-17-61 |
Exemptions from the Virginia militia call |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 484 |
Richmond & Petersburg connections |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 485 |
Petersburg connections |
| NA, QM 7-18-61 |
Assignment of Ashe as Superintendent of Rail
Transportation |
| NP, RD 7-18-61 |
Railroad accident |
| NA, QM 7-19-61 |
Detention of freight |
| NP, RD 7-19-61 |
Election of North Carolina RR officers |
| NA, QM 7-20-61 |
Sharp's movement of locomotives |
| NA, QM 7-20A-61 |
Priority of movement to Manassas |
| NP, RD 7-20-61 |
Sharp's movement of rail cars |
| NP, RD 7-20A-61 |
Railroad accident |
| NP, RD
7-20B-61 |
Memphis & Ohio RR fire |
| Battle of First Manassas
-- July 21, 1861 |
| NA, QM 7-22-61 |
Detention of troops |
| NA, QM 7-22A-61 |
Detention of troops |
| NA, QM 7-22B-61 |
Cars used to store baggage |
| NA, QM 7-22C-61 |
Cars used to store baggage |
| NP, RD 7-22-61 |
Accident on the Petersburg RR |
| NA, QM 7-23-61 |
Transport of troops |
| NP, RD 7-23-61 |
Contract for connecting 2 roads in Richmond |
| NA, QM 7-25-61 |
Construct a bypass at Manassas |
| NA, QM 7-27-61 |
Troop movements |
| NA, QM 7-27A-61 |
Troop movements |
| NP, WJ 7-27-61 |
Wilmington & Weldon RR fitting out
ambulance cars |
| NP, AC 7-27-61 |
Georgia RR train late because of so many
troops on board |
| NP, TD 7-28-61 |
Condition of the major Texas railroads at
the start of the war |
| NA, QM 7-29-61 |
Use prisoners to repair the railroad |
| NA, QM 7-29A-61 |
Train scheduling to and from Manassas |
| NA, QM 7-29B-61 |
Troop movements |
| NP, RD 7-29-61 |
Virginia Central RR collision |
| NA, QM 7-30-61 |
Bonds issued as payment |
| NA, QM 7-30A-61 |
Forms for claims |
| August, 1861 |
| NP, MA 8-1-61 |
Memphis & Little Rock RR schedule
change |
| NP, MA 8-1A-61 |
Memphis & Ohio RR schedule change |
| NP, MA 8-1B-61 |
Memphis & Ohio RR schedule |
| NP, MA 8-1C-61 |
Mississippi & Tennessee RR schedule |
| NP, RD 8-3-61 |
New Richmond & York River RR Superintendent |
| NP, RD 8-3A-61 |
Richmond & Danville RR rules |
| NP, WJ 8-3-61 |
Treachery on the Manassas Gap RR |
| NP, RD 8-5-61 |
Connecting roads in Richmond |
| NP, RW 8-5-61 |
New Richmond & York River RR Superintendent |
| NP, RW 8-5A-61 |
Connecting roads in Richmond |
| NA, QM 8-8-61 |
Flats needed to transport guns |
| B1, QM 8-10-61 |
Assistance for Mr. Sharp |
| NP, MA 8-10-61 |
New Superintendent for the Memphis &
Ohio RR |
| NP, RE 8-10-61 |
Connecting Richmond roads |
| NP, WJ 8-10-61 |
Coal transportation |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 538 |
Transportation rates |
| NP, RD 8-12-61 |
Schedule change |
| NA, QM 8-13-61 |
Payment to Sharp for expenses |
| NA, QM 8-13A-61 |
Transportation for sick and wounded soldiers |
| NA, QM 8-13B-61 |
Reallocation of locomotives |
| NP, RD 8-13-61 |
Virginia Central RR derailment |
| NP, RD 8-14-61 |
Railroad accident |
| NP, WJ 8-14-61 |
Stage connection |
| NA, QM 8-15-61 |
Transportation for sick and wounded soldiers |
| NP, RD 8-15-61 |
Petersburg connection completed |
| NA, QM 8-16-61 |
Travel reimbursement |
| NP, RD 8-16-61 |
Contraband on the Louisville &
Nashville RR |
| NP, MA 8-17-61 |
Mississippi & Tennessee RR schedule
change |
| NP, WJ 8-17-61 |
Help the wounded at the station |
| GA, W&A 8-18-61 |
Through cars from the Western & Atlantic RR |
| NA, MG 8-18-61 |
Locomotive reassignments |
| NP, RD 8-19-61 |
Seized cars and locomotives |
| NP, RD 8-20-61 |
Additional locomotives |
| NP, RD 8-20A-61 |
Supplying salt |
| NP, RD 8-20B-61 |
Accident on the Muscogee RR |
| NP, RD 8-20C-61 |
Virginia & Tennessee RR oath to
Confederacy |
| NP, RD 8-21-61 |
Amount of freight received at Lynchburg |
| AOC, 8-22-61 |
Act to refund duty overpayment |
| NP, RD 8-23-61 |
Value of the Norfolk railroads |
| NP, WJ 8-23-61 |
Completing the Western RR |
| NA, QM 8-26-61 |
Sharp send the wire to Staunton |
| NP, RD 8-26-61 |
Equipment from Martinsburg |
| NP, DH 8-28-61 |
Accident near Manassas |
| NA, W&P 8-29-61 |
Iron for Winchester & Potomac RR |
| NP, WJ 8-29-61 |
Accident on the Seaboard & Roanoke RR |
| NP, RD 8-29-61 |
Removing locomotives from Martinsburg |
| LVA, TRED 8-30-61 |
Articles available |
| NP, AP 8-30-61 |
East Tennessee & Georgia annual
meeting |
| NA, QM 8-31-61 |
Trouble in Knoxville |
| NP, RD 8-31-61 |
Georgia RR hospital car |
| NP, WJ 8-31-61 |
Travel between Louisville and Nashville |
| UNC, RR 8-31-61 |
Memphis Chamber of Commerce report for the
past year |
| September, 1861 |
| NA, W&P 9-1-61 |
Support for Mr. Sharp |
| NP, RD 9-2-61 |
Removing locomotives from Martinsville |
| OR Series 2, Vol. 3, Page 715 |
Build railroads with prisoners |
| NA, QM 9-3-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-3A-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM
9-3B-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-3C-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-3D-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-3E-61 |
Lost goods |
| NA, QM 9-4-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-4A-61 |
Assistance in moving freight |
| NA, QM 9-4B-61 |
Missing shipment |
| NP, WJ 9-6-61 |
Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change |
| NP, RD 9-6-61 |
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
schedule change |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 278 |
Appoint the Wilmington & Weldon RR
president to build Wilmington defenses |
| NA, QM 9-8-61 |
Protection for Sharp's work |
| NA, QM 9-9-61 |
Orders to Mr. Sharp |
| NP, RD 9-9-61 |
A trip by General Beauregard |
| NP, RD 9-9A-61 |
Virginia & Tennessee RR accident |
| NP, WJ 9-9-61 |
Col. S. L. Fremont in charge of Wilmington
defenses |
| LVA, TRED 9-9-61 |
T rail for the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
RR |
| NP, WJ 9-11-61 |
Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change |
| NP, WJ 9-12-61 |
Sending prisoners from Richmond to
Charleston |
| NP, AP 9-13-61 |
Resolutions supporting the officers of the
East Tennessee & Georgia RR |
| NP, RD 9-13-61 |
Progress in removing locomotives to Winchester |
| NA, QM 9-14-61 |
Sharp deliver equipment to Ordinance Department |
| NP, RD 9-14-61 |
Removing Baltimore & Ohio RR rails |
| NP, WJ 9-14-61 |
Wilmington & Weldon RR ambulance car |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 612 |
Connecting Florida to Georgia |
| NP, RD 9-16-61 |
Removal of rails and locomotives from the Baltimore
& Ohio RR |
| NP, RD
9-16A-61 |
Accident on the Mobile & Girard RR |
| NP, RD 9-16B-61 |
Militia removing Baltimore & Ohio RR
engines to the South |
| LVA, TRED 9-17-61 |
Spikes and chairs for the Winchester & Potomac RR |
| NP, RD 9-17-61 |
Death on the South Western RR |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 857 |
Cars being used for storage |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 4, Page 414 |
Resuming operation on the Louisville & Nashville
RR in Confederate areas |
| NA, QM 9-18-61 |
Cars being used for storage |
| NA, QM 9-18A-61 |
Wallace to run East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| LVA, TRED 9-18-61 |
B&O RR rails for Tredegar |
| LVA, TRED
9-18A-61 |
Exchanging rails with the Richmond & Danville RR |
| NP, RD 9-18-61 |
Assignment of locomotive |
| NP, RD 9-18A-61 |
Profit on the Western & Atlantic RR |
| NP, RD 9-18B-61 |
Accident on the Central (of Georgia) RR |
| NP, RD 9-18C-61 |
Accident on the Mississippi Central RR |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 858 |
Cars being used for storage |
| LVA, TRED 9-19-61 |
Buying scrap rails |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 859 |
Sharp removing locomotives from Baltimore & Ohio
RR |
| NP, RD 9-20-61 |
Plan to build locomotives in Charleston |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 867 |
Cars being used for storage |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 868 |
Cars being used for storage |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 871 |
Cars being used for storage |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 872 |
Cars being used for storage |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 616 |
Request for mechanics from the Army |
| NP, RD 9-23-61 |
Locomotive General Johnston |
| NP, RD 9-23A-61 |
Editorial on the duty of the railroads |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 875 |
Cars being used for storage |
| NP, RD 9-24-61 |
Clothing stolen in transit |
| NP, RD 9-24A-61 |
Shipping sugar and salt to Richmond |
| NP, RD 9-24B-61 |
Free transportation on railroads |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 617 |
Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| NA, QM
9-25-61 |
Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| NA, QM 9-25A-61 |
Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| LVA, TRED 9-25-61 |
Supplies for the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR |
| NP, RD 9-26-61 |
Passage over the Richmond connector |
| NP, RD 9-27-61 |
Accident in Atlanta |
| LVA, TRED 9-28-61 |
Selling T rails and buying scrap |
| NP, RD 9-28-61 |
Winter clothing at the depots |
| NP, RD 9-28A-61 |
Connections of the roads in Nashville
completed |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 634 |
Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| NA, QM 9-30-61 |
Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR |
| LVA, TRED 9-30-61 |
Collecting scrap iron |
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