Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1861

October - December

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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1861 (July, August, September) This Page 1862 (January, February, March)
October, 1861
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 158 Trestle-work to connect the railroads in Nashville
B6, W&A 10-1-61 Get rolling stock from some other road
NP, WJ 10-1-61 Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR meeting announced
NP, WJ 10-1A-61 Accident on the Northeastern RR
NP, RD 10-1-61 Storm damage
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 646 Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR
LVA, R&P 10-2-61 Richmond & Petersburg RR turntable in Petersburg out of service
NP, NOTP 10-2-61 New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR schedule change
NP, RD 10-2-61 Salt prices
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Pt 2, Page 164 Help to complete Mobile & Great Northern RR
GA, W&A 10-3-61 Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, QM 10-3-61 Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, QM 10-3A-61 Completing the Virginia Central RR to Covington
NP, NOTP 10-3-61 Bridge completed on the Memphis & Little Rock RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 666  Rolling stock for East Tennessee & Virginia RR
LVA, TRED 10-4-61 Building an iron bridge for the Virginia Central RR
NA, QM 10-5-61 Impressment of locomotives and cars
NA, QM 10-5A-61 Baltimore & Ohio RR rolling stock for the Virginia Central RR
LVA, TRED 10-5-61 Buying scrap iron
NA, QM 10-7-61 Equipment for the Memphis & Charleston RR
NA, QM 10-7A-61 Detained freight
NP, RD 10-7-61 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, RD 10-7A-61 Richmond & Petersburg RR schedules
B6, B&F 10-7-61 Brunswick & Florida RR taken over by State of Georgia
LVA, TRED 10-8-61 Making boiler plate
LVA, TRED 10-8A-61 Chairs for the Mobile & Great Northern RR
NP, RD 10-8-61 Progress on the Memphis & Little Rock RR
NP, RD 10-9-61 Assignment of locomotives
NP, RD 10-9A-61 Need for locomotives on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, QM 10-10-61 Detained freight
NP, WJ 10-10-61 Mississippi Central RR accident
NP, RD 10-10-61 Reply to editorial regarding railroad responsibilities
NP, WJ 10-10-61 Report of Chattanooga railroad meeting
LVA, TRED 10-10-61 Disruption in the foundry
LVA, TRED 10-10A-61 Send iron immediately
NA, QM 10-11-61 Shop equipment issued to Manassas Gap RR
NA, MG 10-11-61 Equipment sold to Manassas Gap RR
NP, RD 10-11-61 Virginia & Tennessee RR bridge collapse
NP, RD 10-11A-61 Virginia & Tennessee RR bridge collapse
LVA, R&P 10-11-61 Through cars; Government track in Petersburg
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 724 Railroad bridge guards
NA, QM 10-12-61 Outfit 2 ambulance cars
NA, QM 10-12A-61 Outfit 2 ambulance cars
NP, RD 10-12-61 Wounded arrives in an ambulance car
NP, RD 10-14-61 Arrival of Baltimore & Ohio RR locomotives
LVA, TRED 10-14-61 Freight rates on old rails
LVA, S&R 10-14-61 Buying waste & changing schedules
LVA, R&P 10-15-61 Petersburg turn table of the Richmond & Petersburg RR out of service
LVA, R&P 10-15A-61 Assignment of a locomotive to the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, WJ 10-15-61 Wilmington & Manchester RR dividend announced
LVA, R&P 10-16-61 Too many cars in Petersburg for the Richmond & Petersburg RR Depot to handle
NP, RD 10-16-61 Arrival of Baltimore & Ohio RR tools
NP, RD 10-16A-61 Virginia Central RR building plans
NA, OB 10-17-61 Materials for Ordinance Bureau
LVA, R&P 10-17-61 Missing copper
NP, KD 10-17-61 Convention report
NP, WJ 10-17-61 Wilmington & Manchester RR dividend
NA, QM 10-18-61 Slow unloading at Bristol
NA, QM 10-18A-61 Slow unloading at Bristol
NP, AP 10-18-61 New Superintendent at the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
LVA, TRED 10-18-61 Send Sharp's old rails at once
LVA, TRED 10-18A-61 Boiler plates shipped for the Navy
LVA, TRED 10-18B-61 Selling rails and buying scrap iron
LVA, TRED 10-18C-61 Greenville & Columbia RR materials
LVA, TRED 10-18D-61 Default of the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR
LVA, TRED 10-18E-61 Default of the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR
LVA, TRED 10-18F-61 Default of the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR
NP, RD 10-19-61 Explanation of the railroad problems in east Tennessee
NP, RD 10-19A-61 Teams for removing Baltimore & Ohio RR material
NP, RD 10-19B-61 Captured locomotive arrives in Richmond
NP, WJ 10-19-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR dividend announced
NP, WJ 10-19A-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting announced
LVA, R&P 10-19-61 Water for Richmond & Petersburg RR locomotives in Petersburg
OR Series 1, Vol. 5,  Page 906 Richmond to Manassas line is not efficient
LVA, R&P 10-20-61 Traffic conditions at the Petersburg Depot of the Richmond & Petersburg RR
LVA, R&P 10-21-61 A day of operations at the Petersburg Depot of the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, RD 10-22-61 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, RD 10-22A-61 Roanoke Valley RR annual meeting
NP, RD 10-23-61 Description of ambulance cars
NP, RD 10-23A-61 Small locomotive repaired
LVA, TRED 10-23-61 How many old rails by the end of the year?
NA, QM 10-24-61 Richmond connections bills
LVA, R&P 10-24-61 Shipment of troops and artillery
NP, WJ 10-24-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NA, QM 10-25-61 Materials for Ordinance Bureau
LVA, TRED 10-25-61 Tredegar T rails sold to Wilmington & Manchester RR and Wilmington & Weldon RR
LVA, TRED 10-25A-61 Shipping rails to Wilmington
LVA, R&P 10-26-61 Wood and the QM Department
LVA, N&P 10-26-61 Unhappy with freight practices
LVA, TRED 10-28-61 Rail shipment to Wilmington & Manchester RR and Wilmington & Weldon RR
ORN Series 2, Vol. 1, Page 577 Availability of T-rail in New Orleans
LVA, TRED 10-29-61 Shipment of rails to the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, DH 10-30-61 Track damage in Galveston during a storm
NP, WJ 10-30-61 Status of the Western RR
NP, WJ 10-30A-61 Railroads protecting Wilmington
LVA, TRED 10-31-61 Shipment of rails to the Wilmington & Weldon RR
GA, SA&G 10-x-61 Removal of Brunswick iron
LVA, R&P 10-x-61 Lack of oil for light
LVA, R&P 10-xA-61 Making up Way Bills
November, 1861
NP, WJ 11-1-61 Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
NA, QM 11-2-61 Wallace gives up control of the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, QM 11-2A-61 Clearing freight on the upper line
NP, RD 11-2-61 Storm damage in Texas
NP, RR 11-2-61 Raleigh, N. C. schedules
LVA, TRED 11-4-61 Shipment of rails to the Wilmington & Weldon RR
LVA, TRED 11-4A-61 Shipment of rails to the Wilmington & Manchester and Wilmington & Weldon RRs
NP, RD 11-4-61 Mail between Richmond and Norfolk
NP, RD 11-4A-61 Railroad accident
NA, QM 11-5-61 Get local negroes to repair the road
LVA, TRED 11-5-61 Take the locomotive and cars on the best terms
NP, RD 11-5-61 Railroad accident
LVA, TRED 11-7-61 Wheels and chairs for the Memphis & Charleston RR
LVA, TRED 11-7A-61 Locomotive order
LVA, TRED 11-7B-61 Iron from the Memphis & Charleston RR
NP, WJ 11-7-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, WJ 11-8-61 Status of the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, QM 11-9-61 Special train of flour for Manassas
NP, RD 11-9-61 Movement of troops
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 231 Bridges destroyed
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 231A Bridges destroyed
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 232 Bridges destroyed
NA, QM 11-10-61 Bridges destroyed
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 234A Bridges destroyed
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 234B Troops to protect bridges
NA, QM 11-10A-61 Wood for Charlottesville hospital
NA, QM 11-10B-61 Wood for Charlottesville hospital
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 233 Protection for Virginia & Tennessee RR bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 234 Protection for Virginia & Tennessee RR bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 235 Protection for Bristol to Chattanooga railroads
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 235A Troops to protect bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 235B Troops to protect bridges
NA, QM 11-11-61 Ferry salt past burned bridges
LVA, R&P 11-11-61 Heavy use of the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, WJ 11-11-61 Destruction of bridges in east Tennessee
NP, WJ 11-11A-61 Protection of railroads
NP, WJ 11-11B-61 Schedule change on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, WJ 11-11C-61 Boiler explosion on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 240 Troops to protect bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 240A Troops to protect bridges
NP, WJ 11-12-61 List of burned bridges
LVA, TRED 11-12-61 Misrouted shipment
LVA, R&P 11-12-61 Moving troops from Richmond
NP, RD 11-12-61 Stopping a salt shipment on the Roanoke Valley RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 376 Establish guards on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, ENG 11-13-61 Support for the Bristol to Chattanooga line
NP, RD 11-13-61 Salt shipments
NP, RD 11-13A-61 East Tennessee bridges burned
NP, RD 11-13B-61 Repairing the East Tennessee bridges
NP, RR 11-13-61 Accident on the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR
LVA, TRED 11-13-61 Effect of bridge burning
LVA, TRED 11-13A-61 Old rails for Tredegar
LVA, TRED 11-13B-61 Through rates for Tredegar shipments
LVA, TRED 11-13C-61 Through rates for Tredegar shipments
LVA, TRED 11-13D-61 Iron from Georgia
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 243 Threats to bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 243A Troops to protect bridges
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 378 Wilmington & Weldon RR bridges are guarded
NP, RD 11-14-61 The burned bridges and the mail
NP, RD 11-14A-61 A new Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR car
NP, WJ 11-14-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR Annual Report
LVA, TRED 11-14-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR rails
LVA, TRED 11-14A-61 Invoice for rails sent
LVA, TRED 11-15-61 Shipping rates for iron
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 732 Mobile & Great Northern RR in operation
NP, WJ 11-16-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting
LVA, TRED 11-18-61 Priority for shipment
LVA, TRED 11-18A-61 Priority for shipment
LVA, TRED 11-18B-61 Chairs for the Mobile & Great Northern RR
LVA, TRED 11-18C-61 T rail shipment contract with the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, RD 11-18-61 Bridge on the Memphis, Clarksville & Nashville RR completed
NP, CM 11-18-61 Railroad connections in Charleston
LVA, TRED 11-19-61 Route from Richmond to Nashville
NP, RD 11-19-61 Assignment of a locomotive
NP, RD 11-19A-61 Richmond & York River RR annual meeting
NP, RD 11-19B-61 Connecting two Trans-Mississippi railroads
NP, RD 11-19C-61 Need for a railroad to Centreville
LVA, TRED 11-20-61 Rails from Strasburg
NA, ETX 11-20-61 Rail for Eastern Texas RR
LVA, R&P 11-20-61 Setting priorities for shipments
NP, RD 11-20-61 Status of the Richmond & York River RR
NP, RD 11-20A-61 Explosion of a Virginia Central RR locomotive
NP, WJ 11-20-61 Annual meeting of the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, QM 11-21-61 Priority for ordnance shipment
NP, WJ 11-21-61 Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
NP, WJ 11-21A-61 Wilmington & Manchester RR annual report
NP, WJ 11-20A-61 Call for Wilmington & Weldon RR officers and agents for the next year
LVA, R&P 11-21-61 Prisoners to Alabama
NP, RD 11-21-61 Accident in Nashville
NP, WJ 11-22-61 Superintendent's Report for the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, RD 11-23-61 Striping the Baltimore & Ohio RR
NP, WJ 11-23-61 Recovering from the bridge burnings
NP, WJ 11-25-61 Wilmington & Weldon RR Annual Report
LVA, TRED 11-25-61 Shipping iron from Nashville to Richmond
LVA, TRED 11-25A-61 Availability of chairs
LVA, TRED 11-25B-61 Shipping iron over the Western & Atlantic RR
LVA, TRED 11-25C-61 Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro RR debt for spikes
FA, P&G 11-25-61 Condition of the Pensacola & Georgia RR and the Tallahassee RR
NP, RD 11-25-61 New shop for the Raleigh & Gaston RR
LVA, TRED 11-26-61 Old rails from Capt. Sharp to Tredegar
NP, WJ 11-26-61 Arguments against the Piedmont RR
LVA, TRED 11-27-61 Shipment route to the Memphis & Charleston RR
NP, DH 11-27-61 Status of the Southern Pacific RR
NP, RD 11-27-61 New Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR car
NP, RD 11-27A-61 Virginia Central Annual Report
NA, QM 11-27-61 Movement of freight
NA, QM 11-27-61 Delay in shipment of salt
LVA, R&P 11-28-61 Shipping engines for the Fayetteville Arsenal
FA, P&G 11-29-61 Condition of the Pensacola & Georgia RR and the Tallahassee RR
NP, RD 11-29-61 Virginia Central RR annual meeting
NP, AP 11-29-61 Salt for Petersburg
December, 1861
NA, QM 12-1-61 Receipt for rails for Winchester & Potomac RR
NA, W&P 12-1-61 Supplies issued to Winchester & Potomac RR
VAA, RR 12-2-61 Virginia RRs in the first year of war
NP, RD 12-2-61 Explosion of a locomotive boiler
NP, RD 12-2A-61 Salt for Richmond
OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 976 Jackson's track removal
OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 977 Virginia Central RR capacity
LVA, R&P 12-4-61 Troops to Norfolk
NP, RD 12-4-61 Meeting supporting the Piedmont RR
NP, RR 12-4-61 Need for the Chatham RR
NA, QM 12-5-61 Payment for Wallace running the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, QM 12-5A-61 Payment for Wallace running the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NP, RD 12-5-61 Damaged East Tennessee bridges
NP, RD 12-5A-61 Accident on the South Side RR
NP, SC 12-5-61 South Carolina RR schedule change
NP, SC 12-5A-61 Columbia & Greenville RR schedule
NP, SC 12-5B-61 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
NP, YE 12-5-61 Laborers being hired for Centreville RR
NP, RD 12-6-61 Meeting supporting the Richmond & Danville RR and North Carolina RR connection
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 777 Connecting Florida to Georgia
NP, RD 12-7-61 Need for the Richmond & Danville RR extension
NP, RD 12-7A-61 Railroad death
NP, RR 12-7-61 Lick Creek bridge repaired
NP, RD 12-9-61 Connecting the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR to the Manassas Gap RR
NP, RD 12-9A-61 General Huger sent south
NP, RD 12-9B-61 Accident on train near Savannah
NP, RD 12-9C-61 Accident on the Memphis & Charleston RR
NP, RD 12-9D-61 South Side RR annual meeting
NP, RD 12-9E-61 Tallahassee and Pensacola & Georgia RRs want state control
NA, W&P 12-10-61 Receipt for iron sold to the Winchester & Potomac RR
NP, WJ 12-10-61 Call for hands for the next year on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 12-10A-61 Applications for officer positions on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, QM 12-11-61 Rails for the Winchester & Potomac RR
NA, QM 12-11A-61 Rails for the Winchester & Potomac RR
NA, QM 12-11B-61 Rails for the Winchester & Potomac RR
NA, QM 12-11C-61 Loan to a Montgomery, Ala. RR
AR, SA&G 12-11-61 Rail from Savannah to Tybee Island
NP, RD 12-11-61 Need to finish and extend the Virginia Central RR
NP, TD 12-11-61 Accident on the Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, O&A 12-12-61 B&O RR locomotive assignments
NP, RD 12-12-61 Richmond & Danville RR annual report
NP, YE 12-12-61 Iron shipment on the Western RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 760 Cost of transporting cannon to Texas
NA, QM 12-13-61 Revised freight rates
NP, WJ 12-13-61 Call for railroad guards
NP, RD 12-13-61 Richmond & Danville RR meeting regarding the connection with North Carolina
FA, P&G 12-14-61 Connecting Florida and Georgia
NP, WJ 12-14-61 Call for subsistence bids for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, W&P 12-14-61 Accounting for rails sold to the Winchester & Potomac RR
NP, RD 12-14-61 Contract for the Centreville RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 4,  Page 158 Status of the Eastern Texas RR
ORN Series 2, Vol. 1, Page 653 Status of the Mexican Gulf RR
NP, DH 12-16-61 Texas Governor's message regarding railroads
NP, WJ 12-16-61 Coal business on the Western RR
NP, WJ 12-16A-61 Officers and men for the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Guards
NA, QM 12-17-61 Transportation of iron for the Winchester & Potomac RR
NA, G 12-17-61 Davis letter to Congress regarding RR construction, with several letters attached
NP, WJ 12-17-61 Offer to hire slaves for 1862, North Carolina RR
NP, RD 12-18-61 Election of a Superintendent
NP, RD 12-18A-61 Car burned on the Florida RR
NA, QM 12-20-61 Locomotive boilers for the Navy
NP, AP 12-20-61 Status of the stripped Baltimore & Ohio RR
NP, RD 12-20-61 Start of railroad presidents' meeting in Richmond
NA, O&A 12-21-61 Fill Orange & Alexandria RR request
NA, QM 12-21-61 Report iron delivered
LVA, R&P 12-21-61 Arranging time between Richmond and Petersburg
NP, RD 12-21-61 Condition of Manassas
NP, TD 12-21-61 New factory in Richmond
NP, TD 12-21A-61 Accident on the Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, MG 12-22-61 Move 4 miles of B&O iron to Strasburg
NA, QM 12-23-61 Through traffic at Wilmington
NA, QM 12-23A-61 Through traffic at Wilmington
LVA, R&P 12-23-61 Shipment of prisoners
NP, RD 12-23-61 A better connection of roads in Richmond
NP, WJ 12-24-61 Forwarding rules
NP, RR 12-25-61 Status of the Petersburg RR
NA, QM 12-26-61 Report regarding iron laid on the Winchester & Potomac RR
NP, RD 12-27-61 Accident on the Charleston & Savannah RR
NP, TD 12-29-61 Strike in Petersburg locomotive and car factory
NP, TD 12-29A-61 Fire in the machine shop of the Tallahassee RR and Pensacola & Georgia RR
NP, RD 12-31-61 Accident on the South Side RR
NP, RD 12-31A-61 Accident on the South Carolina RR
NA, W&P 12-31-61 Bill for services performed by Winchester & Potomac RR in regard to moving the B&O RR captured locomotives

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