Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1862

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}.  

Original Documents Sources and Comments

 
1862 (July, August, September) This Page 1863 (January, February, March)
October, 1862
MA, MC 10-1-62 Rolling stock rental
NA, A&F 10-1-62 Extension of the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR
NP, HT 10-1-62 Texas railroad convention
AOC, 10-2-62 Act to assist in the construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome railroad (an extension of the Alabama & Tennessee Rivers RR).
NP, WJ 10-2-62 Wilmington & Manchester RR schedule change
ORN Series 1, Vol. 23, Page 703 Do not use rails for armor
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 108 Government control of the railroads
NA, ENG 10-4-62 Status of the Piedmont RR
NP, RR 10-4-62 Refusal of Confederate money
NP, WJ 10-4-62 Escaped Macon & Western RR slaves
NA, A&F 10-6-62 Price of iron
NP, RD 10-6-62 5 captured locomotives saved
NP, WJ 10-6-62 Construction started on the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 10-7-62 Richmond & Petersburg schedule change
NP, RD 10-7A-62 Repairs to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NP, WJ 10-7-62 The mail schedule and the yellow fever in Wilmington
NP, WJ 10-7A-62 Sending supplies for the sick in Wilmington
NP, RR 10-8-62 Bids to be received to construct the Chatham RR
Battle of Perryville -- October 8, 1862
NP, RD 10-9-62 Shipments of clothing
NP, RD 10-9A-62 Service to Fredericksburg
NP, WJ 10-9-62 Need to unload food in Wilmington
NP, WJ 10-10-62 New Secretary & Treasurer for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 10-10A-62 Unloading food in Wilmington
NP, RD 10-13-62 Foreman wanted for the C. S. Locomotive Shop
NP, RD 10-13A-62 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR schedule
NP, SC 10-14-62 Freight rates increased
NP, SC 10-14A-62 Charlotte & South Carolina RR hiring hands
NP, SC 10-14B-62 Piedmont RR hiring hands
NA, ENG 10-15-62 Repairing the North Anna River bridge
NA, MG 10-15-62 Rental of cars from Manassas Gap RR
NP, RR 10-15-62 Refusal to take certain Confederate notes
NA, VC 10-16-62 Condition of Virginia Central RR cars
NP, GP 10-16-62 Status of the Piedmont RR
NP, GP 10-16A-62 Wounded dispersed on the Mississippi Central RR
NP, GP 10-16B-62 Chatham RR contract proposals
NP, GP 10-16C-62 North Carolina RR report
NP, RD 10-18-62 Accident on the Virginia Central RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 673 Destroying the Winchester & Potomac RR
NP, SSGA 10-21-62 Accident on the Virginia Central RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 139 Rome to Blue Mountain construction
MA, MC 10-22-62 Rental of rolling stock
NA, ENG 10-22-62 Transportation for Piedmont RR construction supplies
NA, ENG 10-22A-62 Protection for railroad slaves from work drafts
NP, RD 10-22-62 Need for labor for the Piedmont RR
NP, RE 10-23-62 Captured locomotives
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 144 Rome to Blue Mountain construction
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 681 Lee wants Piedmont RR completed promptly
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 149 Status of Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NP, RE 10-27-62 Runaway cars in Richmond
NP, WJ 10-27-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 10-28-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
ORN Series 1, Vol. 8, Page 843 Removing iron for gunboats
NA, QM 10-28-62 Maj. Whitfield requested to control railroads in Mississippi
NP, RD 10-28-62 Ambulance train on the Virginia Central RR
NP, R&G 10-29-62 Wreck on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NP, RR 10-29-62 Wreck on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NP, RSJ 10-29-62 Wreck on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NP, WJ 10-29-62 Annual meeting of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR
NP, YE 10-29-62 Accident on the King's Mountain RR
NP, RD 10-30-62 Wreck on the Mississippi Central RR
NP, RD 10-30A-62 Accident on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NA, MG 10-31-62 Purchase of Manassas Gap RR property
UA, SIW 10-x-62 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
NP, RD 10-31-62 Continuing destruction of the Baltimore & Ohio RR
November, 1862
NA, ENG 11-1-62 Building the Texas & New Orleans RR
NA, MG 11-3-62 Rental of Manassas Gap cars
NA, MG 11-3A-62 Rental of 3 Manassas Gap locomotives
NP, RSJ 11-3-62 Destruction of cotton and cars
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 766 North Carolina rails for ironclads
NP, RD 11-4-62 Route to Fredericksburg is open
NP, SSGA 11-4-62 Destruction of the Baltimore & Ohio RR and the Winchester & Potomac RR
NP, RD 11-5-62 Transportation of Government whiskey on the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, RD 11-5A-62 Election of 2 railroad presidents
NA, ENG 11-6-62 Review of a contract to rebuild Memphis & Charleston RR bridges
NA, ENG 11-6A-62 Bridge repair
B6, W&A 11-6-62 Status of the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, GP 11-6-62 Piedmont RR status
NP, GP 11-6A-62 Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR annual meeting
NP, AP 11-7-62 Accident on the East Tennessee & Georgia RR
NP, RD 11-8-62 Derailment on the Virginia Central RR
NP, RD 11-8A-62 Virginia Central RR fire
NP, RD 11-8B-62 Orange & Alexandria RR annual report
NP, RR 11-8-62 Installment on stock subscription called for on the Chatham RR
NP, RR 11-8A-62 Accident on the East Tennessee & Georgia RR
NP, RR 11-8B-62 Status of Piedmont RR construction
NP, RR 11-8C-62 The destruction of the Baltimore & Ohio RR by Gen. Jackson
NP, RR 11-8D-62 Danger to the Petersburg to Wilmington railroads
NP, RR 11-8E-62 Whiskey on the Western & Atlantic RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 175 Government control of railroads
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 176 Assistance building the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 11-10-62 Review of a contract to build the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 11-10-62 Virginia Central RR Annual Report
NP, WJ 11-10-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting
NA, ENG 11-11-62 Blue Mountain RR contract information
NA, ENG 11-11A-62 Texas railroad construction
NP, WJ 11-11-62 State Directors for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, ENG 11-12-62 Jacksonville & Dalton RR
NP, RR 11-12-62 Accident on the South Carolina RR
NP, RR 11-12A-62 Appointment of N. C. State Directors
NP, RSJ 11-12-62 Raleigh & Gaston RR schedule change
NP, SC 11-12-62 Accident on the Greenville & Columbia RR
NA, PIW 11-13-62 Repairs to "Franklin"
B7, W&M 11-13-62 Transporting North Carolina salt
NP, GP 11-13-62 Accident on the East Tennessee & Georgia RR
NP, RD 11-13-62 Fire on the Southern of Mississippi RR
NP, WJ 11-13-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting
NP, WJ 11-13A-62 Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
NP, CM 11-13-62 Destruction of Baltimore & Ohio and Winchester & Potomac RRs
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 716 Wadley to help supply Lee
OR Series 1, Vol. 21, Page 1014 Destroy / remove the rails on the northern end of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
B7, A&NC 11-15-62 Iron for the Navy from North Carolina
NP, WJ 11-15-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR dividend
NA, ENG 11-17-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 11-17A-62 Removing iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 11-17B-62 Support for building the Piedmont RR
NP, RE 11-17-62 Captured locomotives
NP, RE 11-17A-62 Virginia Central RR inspection
NP, RR 11-17-62 Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend announced
NP, WJ 11-17-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR and the yellow fever
NP, WJ 11-17A-62 Returning to work at the Wilmington & Manchester RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 780 Controlling troop movements on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 11-18-62 Freight items to be picked up at the Wilmington & Manchester RR depot in Wilmington
NA, ENG 11-19-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
B7, W&W 11-19-62 Protection for Weldon, NC
ORN Vol. 8, Page 849 North Carolina rails for ironclads
NP, WJ 11-21-62 Wilmington & Weldon annual meeting
NP, WJ 11-21A-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR ready to resume its regular schedule
NP, WJ 11-21B-62 Boiler Maker wanted
RRBA 11-22-1862 Cars allowed on Southern of Mississippi RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 198 Act for caring for the sick and wounded
NA, MG 11-23-62 Payment for tools and materials used in restoring captured B&O locomotives
NA, ENG 11-24-62 Help building the Piedmont RR
UA, A&TR 11-24-62 Order for iron for 5 flat cars
NP, HT 11-24-62 Part of the Nashville & Chattanooga RR and Memphis & Charleston RR is reopened
NP, RD 11-24-62 Captured locomotive put on the Petersburg RR
ORN Series 1, Vol. 13, Page 816 Iron from southeastern railroads
NP, RW 11-25-62 New Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR schedule
B7, W&W 11-25-62 Shipping on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
B7, W&W 11-26-62 Shipping on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, HT 11-26-62 Accident on the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado RR
NP, RE 11-26-62 Capture of 2 Union locomotives
NP, WJ 11-26-62 Start of Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
ORN Series 1, Vol. 13, Page 817 Control of the Savannah, Albany & Gulf RR
NA, ENG 11-27-62 Tolls for the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
B7, A&NC 11-27-62 Shipping North Carolina cotton
B7, A&NC 11-27A-62 Shipping North Carolina cotton
NP, WJ 11-27-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, WJ 11-27A-62 Wilmington & Manchester RR meeting
NP, WJ 11-27B-62 Wilmington schedules
NA, ENG 11-28-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 11-28A-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
B7, W&M 11-28-62 Control of two railroads
NP, RD 11-28-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, SC 11-28-62 Fewer stops on the Charlotte & South Carolina RR
NP, SC 11-28A-62 South Carolina RR schedule change
NP, SC 11-28B-62 Charlotte & South Carolina RR fare increase
NP, SC 11-28C-62 Bond payments
NP, WJ 11-28-62 Seizing the North Carolina railroads
NP, WJ 11-28A-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 692 Keep trains at the ready on the Charleston & Savannah RR and the Northeastern RR
LVA, TRED 11-29-62 Axles available
LVA, TRED 11-29A-62 Prices paid in Atlanta
NP, RD 11-29-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, KD 11-30-62 East Tennessee & Virginia RR annual meeting
UA, SIW 11-x-62 Need to construct the Shelby Iron Company RR
December, 1862
UA, SIW 12-1-62 Need to build a railroad at the Shelby Iron Works
NA, ENG 12-2-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 12-2A-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 12-2B-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 12-2C-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NP, WJ 12-2-62 Hands wanted
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 225 Appointment of Wadley
NA, M&S 12-3-62 Iron seized for Selma & Meridian RR
NA, ENG 12-3-62 Building bridges in East Tennessee
NP, RD 12-3-62 South Side RR annual report
NP, YE 12-3-62 Prepare to live without the railroads
NP, RD 12-4-62 Railroad derailment
NP, WJ 12-4-62 Start of Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 837 Louisiana to Texas railroad
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 784 Cooperation by the Mississippi Central RR
NP, AP 12-5-62 Election of officers
NP, WJ 12-5-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual meeting
B7, W&M 12-6-62 Permission to ship corn
NP, RSJ 12-6-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR annual report
OR Series 1, Vol. 21, Page 1052 Need for improvement in operations of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NP, HT 12-8-62 Meridian to Selma RR almost finished
NP, RD 12-8-62 Richmond & Danville RR accident
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 231 Wadley's reporting position
NA, ENG 12-9-62 Request for an engine runner for detail
NA, ENG 12-9A-62 Negroes to put in RF&P RR telegraph
NA, ENG 12-9B-62 Construction of the Blue Mountain to Rome connection
NA, ENG 12-9C-62 Repair of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 12-9D-62 Repair of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 12-9E-62 Building bridges in East Tennessee
NA, ENG 12-10-62 Where to deliver the iron for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 12-10A-62 Where to deliver the iron for the Piedmont RR
LVA, TRED 12-10-62 Priority for shipment
NA, ENG 12-11-62 Iron for the Piedmont RR
NP, SC 12-11-62 Greenville & Columbia RR schedule
NP, SC 12-11A-62 Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend
NP, WJ 12-11-62 Start of the Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
NP, HT 12-12-62 Hands wanted on the Houston & Texas Central RR
NP, RD 12-12-62 Richmond & Danville RR annual report
NP, RD 12-12A-62 Accident to Gen. Johnston's staff
NP, KD 12-12-62 Call for a meeting of all railroad Presidents and Superintendents
B7, RR 12-13-62 Permission to ship corn
NP, WJ 12-13-62 Wilmington & Manchester RR annual meeting
Battle of Fredericksburg -- December 13, 1862
FA, P&G 12-15-62 Extension of the Pensacola & Georgia RR
NP, RSJ 12-15-62 North Carolina RR ticket policy
NP, WJ 12-15-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 720 Destruction on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 12-16-62 Railroad Convention in Augusta
RRBA 12-17-1862 Wadley's control of transportation plan
NP, HT 12-17-62 Houston Tap & Brazoria RR schedule
NP, RD 12-17-63 Bridge collapse on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NA, A&F 12-18-62 Iron contract
NP, WJ 12-18-62 Hands wanted
NP, WJ 12-18A-62 Raid damage on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, M&E 12-19-62 Bill for work
NP, RE 12-19-62 At the Depot
NP, WJ 12-20-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, WJ 12-20A-62 Raid damage to the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, WJ 12-22-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, WJ 12-22A-62 Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR schedule
NP, WJ 12-22B-62 Change to Cheraw & Coalfields RR charter
NA, ENG 12-23-62 Building bridges on the Memphis & Charleston RR
NP, RE 12-23-62 Service of a captured locomotive
NP, RD 12-23-62 Locomotive tire problems
NP, WJ 12-23-62 Raid damage to the Wilmington & Weldon RR
RRBA 12-24-1862 Condition and needs of the Charleston & Savannah RR
NA, ENG 12-24-62 Moving lime on the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 12-25-62 Slaves for the Piedmont RR
NP, RD 12-25-62 Accident on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NA, ENG 12-26-62 Impressment of iron for the Piedmont RR
RRBA 12-26-1862  Memphis & Charleston providing sugar trains to the Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, ENG 12-26-62 Iron for the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 12-26A-62 Ice for Richmond
B7, RR 12-26-62 Need for salt transportation
NA, QM 12-29-61 Bridging the Cowpasture River
NP, RSJ 12-29-62 Raleigh & Gaston RR bonds
NP, RSJ 12-29A-62 Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend
NP, WJ 12-29-62 Freight on the Wilmington & Weldon RR Mail Train
NP, WJ 12-29A-62 Destruction of a Wilmington & Weldon RR bridge
Battle of Murfreesboro -- December 30, 1862 - January 3, 1863
NP, WJ 12-30-62 Fare increase on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 270 Augusta convention
NP, RD 12-31-62 President Davis traveling on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR

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