Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1863

April - June

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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1863 (January, February, March) This Page 1863 (July, August, September)
April, 1863
NA, QM 4-1-63 Shipping corn in Georgia
NA, MG 4-1-63 Accounting of Manassas Gap RR rolling stock
NP, RR 4-1-63 Bridge repaired
NP, GN 4-1-63 Delay of the Houston to Galveston train
NP, RD 4-1-63 Runaways from the Piedmont RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 690 Using called out slaves on the railroads
NA, ENG 4-2-63 Returning impressed slaves to the Virginia Central RR
NP, WJ 4-2-63 Review of Hill's "Confederate Railroad Guide"
NA, A&F 4-3-63 Sale of iron
NP, RD 4-3-63 Western & Atlantic RR accident
NP, RD 4-3A-63 Transportation for farm produce
NP, RS 4-3-63 Transportation for farm produce
NP, RS 4-3A-63 Railroad accident
B6, W&A 4-3-63 Salt for Georgia
NA, ENG 4-4-63 Completion of the Northeast & Southwest RR
NA, A&F 4-6-63 Col. Wadley's report on Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR case
NA, QM 4-6-63 Increase in rates
NA, ENG 4-6-63 Removing iron from the Richmond & York River RR
NA, ENG 4-7-63 Iron from burned out bridges
NA, ENG 4-7A-63 Iron for the Richmond & Danville RR
NA, A&F 4-7-63 Return of Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR rolling stock
NA, RRB 4-7-63 Receipt of Tank Iron
NA, ENG 4-8-63 Help in removing iron
NA, ENG 4-8A-63 Moving the pontoon train
NP, RR 4-8-63 Freight allowances for "foreign" trains
NA, QM 4-9-63 Relative priority of Ordnance Department stores
NA, QM 4-10-63 Quartermaster Department cannot supply iron for any railroad
Siege of Suffolk -- April 11 - May 4, 1863
NA, ENG 4-11-63 Iron for the Blue Mountain RR
NA, ENG 4-11A-63 Completing the Northeast & Southwest RR
NP, RD 4-11-63 Virginia & Tennessee RR accident
GAA, RR 4-11-63 Status of Georgia railroads
NA, A&F 4-13-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron case
NA, QM 4-13-63 Transfers of rolling stock from one road to another
NA, QM 4-13A-63 Transfers of rolling stock from one road to another
NP, NC 4-14-63 Woman spy caught on the Mobile & Ohio RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 Equipment needs of each road
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487 Railroad capacities
AR, R&G 4-15-63 Rates
VHS Mss3R4152b Daniel Ltrbk p570 Cost of a leased engine
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 496 Brunswick & Albany RR relief
OR Series 1, Vol. 25, Part 2, Page 735 Food for Lee
NA, C&PH 4-16-63 Clinton & Port Hudson RR accounts
NA, QM 4-16-63 Control over the railroads
NA, QM 4-17-63 New rates
NP, AP 4-17-63 Extra distribution of funds
AR, WNC 4-18-63 Providing a train for the Government
NP, CM 4-18-63 South Carolina railroads' passenger services
NP, SC 4-19-63 Spartanburg & Union RR schedule
NP, SC 4-19A-63 Greenville & Columbia RR dividend
NP, SC 4-19B-63 Greenville & Columbia RR annual meeting
AR, R&G 4-20-63 Corn and hay shipment plans in North Carolina
NP, RD 4-20-63 Richmond & Petersburg RR annual report
AR, R&G 4-21-63 Agreement to North Carolina shipments plan
AR, R&G 4-21A-63 Agreement with Western North Carolina RR
UA, SIW 4-21-63 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
NA, A&F 4-22-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron case
NA, A&F 4-22A-63 Iron prices
LVA, TRED 4-22-63 Help shipping Tredegar corn
NP, RR 4-22-63 Directors elected for the Chatham RR
NA, QM 4-22-63 Coal for Georgia
NA, QM 4-22A-63 Iron for the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 499 Railroad convention recommendations
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 508 Railroad convention recommendations
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 511 Requirements for rails through out the South
NA, AG 4-23-63 Iron for the Montgomery & West Point RR
NA, QM 4-23-63 New rates
NA, A&F 4-24-63 Cost of iron
B6, GA 4-24-63 Attend the Augusta railroad convention
NA, QM 4-25-63 Paying for Alabama & Florida (of Florida) iron
NA, QM 4-27-63 Lease of the Northeast & Southwest RR
NP, RD 4-27-63 Corn not moved from Georgia for lack of rolling stock
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 800 Running forage on the Mississippi Central RR
NP, RSTD 4-28-63 Receipts on the North Carolina RR
NP, RD 4-29-63 Accident on the Richmond & Danville RR
NP, RS 4-29-63 Accident on the Richmond & Danville RR
NP, YE 4-29-63 Shelby & Broad River RR to organize today
NP, YE 4-29A-63 Safety on the Greenville & Columbia RR and the King's Mountain RR
NA, QM 4-30-63 Priority for food shipments
ORN Series 2, Vol. 3, Page 754 A railroad without iron
May, 1863
Battle of Chancelorsville -- May 1-4, 1863
UA, SIW 5-1-63 Coal for the Shelby Iron Works
NA, SS 5-2-63 Price of iron
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 1037 Railroad transportation for the withdrawal from Suffolk
NA, QM 5-2-63 Locomotive repair and detail of men
NA, QM 5-2A-63 Send forward rifles and ammunition
NP, RR 5-2-63 Receipts on the North Carolina RR
NP, SC 5-2-63 Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule change
NA, A&F 5-3-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR case
NA, QM 5-4-63 Bacon shipments from North Carolina
NA, QM 5-5-63 Meat and sugar shipments from Charlotte
NA, ENG 5-5-63 Repairing a Rogersville & Jefferson RR bridge
MA, GO 5-5-63 Removing Mississippi state property
NP, RD 5-5-63 Losses in the cavalry raid near Richmond
NP, WD 5-5-63 An attempt to manufacture railroad material
NP, RR 5-6-63 Accident on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, ENG 5-6-63 Removing iron from the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR
NA, ENG 5-6A-63 Repairing the Virginia Central RR
NA, QM 5-7-63 Retrieving iron from Mt. Jackson
NA, ENG 5-7-63 Extending the Virginia & Tennessee RR tracks at Saltville, Va.
NA, ENG 5-7A-63 Extending the Virginia & Tennessee RR tracks at Saltville, Va.
NP, TB 5-7-63 Deaths on the Georgia RR
NP, TB 5-7A-63 Tuskegee RR schedule
NA, ENG 5-8-63 Extending the Virginia & Tennessee RR tracks at Saltville, Va. with iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, A&F 5-8-63 Decisions of the Secretary of War re: Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR case
NA, QM 5-8-63 Sent forward the forage
NA, ENG 5-9-63 Removing the iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 5-9A-63 Repairing the Richmond & Danville RR track
NP, RR 5-9-63 Report on the Stoneman raid in Virginia
NA, QM 5-9-63 Transshipping at Petersburg
NA, ENG 5-11-63 Protection of machinery
NA, ENG 5-11A-63 Removing the iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, QM 5-11-63 Accounting for a locomotive
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 551 Hands off the locomotive wood
NA, ENG 5-12-63 Move the grindstones
NA, ENG 5-12-63 Repairing the Richmond & Danville RR track
NP, KD 5-12-63 Annual report of the Knoxville & Kentucky RR
NP, WD 5-12-63 Attempt to burn a North Carolina RR bridge
ORN Series 1, Vol. 17, Page 867 Getting railroad iron from Florida
NA, ENG 5-13-63 Iron for bridge repairs
NA, QM 5-13-63 Accounting for a locomotive
NA, RRB 5-13-63 Property received
NP, YE 5-13-63 Shelby & Broad River RR organized
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 875 Troop movement to Vicksburg
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 876 Troop movement to Vicksburg
NA, ENG 5-14-63 Capt. Myers qualifications
NA, ENG 5-14A-63 Status of Piedmont RR
UA, SIW 5-14-63 Troop movements preventing corn shipments
NP, GP 5-14-63 Magnetic Iron Co shares for sale
NP, GP 5-14A-63 David Anderson Co. casting car wheels in Fayetteville, NC
NP, RD 5-14-63 Railroad accident in Richmond
NA, A&F 5-15-63 Valuation of Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NA, ENG 5-15-63 Hands for the Piedmont RR construction
NP, RD 5-16-63 Capture of a Virginia Central RR locomotive
NP, RS 5-16-63 Tredegar damaged by fire
NP, RR 5-16-63 Guarding North Carolina RR bridges
B7, C&SC 5-18-63 Shipping prohibited goods
B7, WC&R 5-18-63 Iron for the Navy
NA, ENG 5-18-63 Payment to the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
NA, ENG 5-18A-63 Payment to the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
NA, ENG 5-18B-63 Iron for the Georgia RR
NP, HT 5-18-63 Accident on the Texas & New Orleans RR
Siege of Vicksburg -- April 19 - July 4, 1863
NA, ENG 5-19-63 Iron for the Virginia Central RR
NP, WD 5-19-63 Shelby & Broad River RR organized
NA, ENG 5-20-63 Scrap iron from the Manassas Gap RR
NA, ENG 5-20A-63 Scrap iron from the Manassas Gap RR
B7, C&SC 5-20-63 Shipping prohibited goods
NP, GP 5-21-63 Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR schedule
NP, GP 5-21A-63 Shelby & Broad River RR stockholder meeting
NA, ENG 5-22-63 Iron for the Georgia RR
NA, ENG 5-22A-63 Connection in Montgomery
NA, ENG 5-22B-63 Scrap iron from the Manassas Gap RR
NP, RD 5-22-63 Runaways from the Piedmont RR
NA, QM 5-23-63 Return the locomotive
NA, ENG 5-23-63 Railroad connections in Montgomery
NA, ENG 5-23A-63 Status of taking up iron near Suffolk
NA, ENG 5-23B-63 Iron for the Georgia side of the Blue Mountain RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 329 Removal of rails near Suffolk
NA, QM 5-25-63 Shipments through Columbia
NA, QM 5-25A-63 Shipments through Columbia
NA, ENG 5-25-63 Iron from the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 5-25A-63 Iron from the Virginia Central RR
NA, A&F 5-26-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NP, WD 5-26-63 Railroad guards
LVA, RF&P AR 5-27-63 Annual Report of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, AG 5-27-63 Wadley's final accounting of property
NA, ENG 5-27-63 Guarding the Suffolk labor force
NA, ENG 5-27A-63 Guarding the Suffolk labor force
NA, ENG 5-27B-63 Guarding the Suffolk labor force
NA, ENG 5-27C-63 Connecting Florida to Georgia
NA, ENG 5-27D-63 Additional purchasing duty for Capt. Robinson in Europe
NA, ENG 5-27D-63 Additional purchasing duty for Capt. Robinson in Europe
NA, ENG 5-28-63 Repair of an Appomattox River bridge
NA, ENG 5-28A-63 Repair of an Appomattox River bridge
NA, ENG 5-28B-63 Taking up iron near Suffolk
NA, QM 5-28-63 Ship corn on flats
NA, QM 5-28A-63 Mr. Jacobs will arrange rail transportation for  Army of Northern Virginia
UA, SIW 5-28-63 Using another's road
NA, A&F 5-28-63 Valuation of Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR iron
NP, RD 5-28-63 Fire in Wilmington
NA, ENG 5-29-63 Iron from the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 5-29A-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 5-30-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 5-30A-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 5-30B-63 Iron from the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NP, RR 5-30-63 Train burned on the Savannah, Albany & Gulf RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 24, Part 3, Page 938 Road repairs to save the Mississippi crops
June, 1863
NA, QM 6-1-63 Lease of the Northeast & Southwest RR
NA, ENG 6-1-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, A&F 6-1-63 Final numbers on Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, A&F 6-2-63 Final numbers on Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, ENG 6-2-63 Shovels for the Richmond & Danville RR
NA, ENG 6-2A-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, QM 6-2-63 Running the country's railroads
NP, RD 6-2-63 The value of the Piedmont RR to Richmond
NP, RSTD 6-2-63 Atlantic & North Carolina RR annual meeting notice
NP, WD 6-2-63 Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR schedule change
NA, ENG 6-3-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, ENG 6-3A-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, A&F 6-3-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NP, RR 6-3-63 Accident on the South Carolina RR
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 579  Appointment of Sims
NA, ENG 6-4-63 Petersburg bridge
NA, ENG 6-4A-63 Some available rail
NA, ENG 6-4B-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-4C-63 Establishment of a railroad iron collecting commission
NP, IE 6-4-63 Mail train schedule changes
NP, IE 6-4A-63 Mail train schedule change
NA, A&F 6-5-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, A&F 6-5A-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NA, A&F 6-5B-63 Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR claim
NP, GP 6-5-62 Accident on the North Carolina RR
NP, RD 6-5-63 Removal of Seaboard & Roanoke RR iron
NA, ENG 6-6-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-6A-63 Establishment of a railroad iron collecting commission
NA, MG 6-6-63 Collect a lathe from the Locomotive Shop
NA, ENG 6-8-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, ENG 6-8A-63 Shovels for the Charleston & Savannah RR
NA, ENG 6-8B-63 Petersburg bridge
NA, QM 6-8-63 Accounting for Government RR goods
NA, QM 6-8A-63 Rent for Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR rolling stock
NP, RD 6-8-63 South Side RR accident
NA, ENG 6-9-63 Labor for building the Piedmont RR
NA, ENG 6-9A-63 Connecting Florida railroads with Georgia
NA, ENG 6-9B-63 Iron from the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NA, ENG 6-9C-63 Iron from the Florida RR
NA, ENG 6-9D-63 Iron from the Rogersville & Jefferson RR
NA, ENG 6-9E-63 Iron from the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NA, ENG 6-9F-63 Iron purchased from the Manassas Gap RR
NA, ENG 6-9G-63 Iron from the Florida RR
NA, ENG 6-9H-63 Iron for the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, ENG 6-10-63 Rules for the Iron Commission
NA, ENG 6-10A-63 Assistance in Mobile
NA, RRB 6-10-63 Labor assistance in Mobile
NP, RD 6-10-63 Virginia Central RR schedule change
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 1,  Page 797 Lessons from the loss of Corinth
NA, ENG 6-11-63 Old iron from the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 6-11A-63 Replacing iron with interest
NP, MAR 6-11-63 Status of the Southern of Mississippi RR
NA, QM 6-12-63 Accounting for a locomotive
NA, QM 6-12A-63 Priority for lead
NP, RD 6-12-63 First Piedmont RR stockholders meeting
NA, P 6-13-63 Sale of locomotives to Piedmont RR
NA, QM 6-13-63 Delay of bacon shipment
NA, MG 6-16-63 Lathe retrieved
NA, ENG 6-13-63 South Side RR iron
NA, ENG 6-13A-63 Pig iron for the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NA, ENG 6-13B-63 Additional requirement for Capt. Robinson to purchase
NA, ENG 6-13C-63 Iron removal considerations
NA, ENG 6-15-63 Paying for iron removal
NA, ENG 6-15A-63 Capt. Robinson's address in London
NA, ENG 6-16-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-16A-63 2nd mortgage for the Georgia & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-16B-63 2nd mortgage for the Georgia & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-16C-63 Rules for use of removed iron
NA, ENG 6-16D-63 Iron from the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 902 Assigning an engineer officer to remove RR property during Gettysburg campaign
NA, QM 6-17-63 Losses in transit
UA, SIW 6-17-63 Hauling by the Alabama Coal Co RR
NA, ENG 6-17-63 Texas & New Orleans RR contract provisions
NA, ENG 6-17A-63 Orders to the lower Valley
NA, ENG 6-17B-63 Assistance in the lower Valley
NA, ENG 6-17C-63 Assistance in the lower Valley
NA, ENG 6-17D-63 Texas & New Orleans RR report received
NP, RD 6-17-63 Petersburg RR coach shop burned
NA, ENG 6-18-63 Seaboard & Roanoke RR rail to the Richmond & Danville RR
NA, RRB 6-19-63 Assigning an officer to remove RR property during Gettysburg campaign
UA, SIW 6-19-63 Contract to build the Shelby Iron Company RR
NA, QM 6-19-63 Accounting for Government RR property
NA, ENG 6-19-63 Shovels for railroads
NA, ENG 6-19A-63 Hands for removing the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR iron
NA, ENG 6-19B-63 Mortgage on the Georgia & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-19C-63 Removing material for the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 6-19D-63 Iron from the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NP, MAR 6-19-63 Mobile & Ohio RR dividend announced
NA, QM 6-20-63 Collecting RR property with Army of Northern Virginia
NA, QM 6-20A-63 Priority of subsistence items
NA, QM 6-20B-63 Unload and release the cars immediately
NA, ENG 6-20-63 Iron from the Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR
NA, ENG 6-20A-63 Bonds for the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NA, ENG 6-22-63 Priority for food
NA, ENG 6-22A-63 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, ENG 6-22B-63 Bridge repair
NP, RSTD 6-22-63 Choosing directors of North Carolina railroads
GA, W&A 6-23-63 New rates for the Western & Atlantic RR
NA, ENG 6-23-63 Iron for bridge repair
NA, ENG 6-23A-63 Train above Fredericksburg
NA, ENG 6-23B-63 Train above Fredericksburg
NP, RSTD 6-23-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend
NP, RSTD 6-23A-63 Raleigh & Gaston RR annual meeting
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 930 Iron from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, QM 6-24-63 Bottleneck at Charlotte
NA, RRB 6-24-63 Assistance in moving rolling stock from Mobile through Montgomery
NA, RRB 6-24A-63 Provide assistance to Capt. Hottel
NP, RR 6-24-63 Appointment of N. C. directors
NP, RD 6-24-63 Raid on East Tennessee & Virginia RR
UA, SIW 6-24-63 Support for the Demopolis Arsenal
NA, ENG 6-25-63 Blanket travel orders
NA, ENG 6-25A-63 Various iron removal matters
NA, QM 6-25-63 Rates and payments
NA, QM 6-25A-63 Responsibilities for losses
NP, MAR 6-25-63 Status of the Tennessee & Alabama RR
NP, RD 6-25-63 Food coming in on the Virginia Central RR
NA, ENG 6-26-63 Iron from the Roanoke Valley RR
NA, QM 6-27-63 Priority of food shipments
NP, RR 6-27-63 Raid on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, ENG 6-28-63 Navy timber for bridge repairs
NA, ENG 6-29-63 Rogersville & Jefferson RR terms
NA, QM 6-29-63 Withhold rent for Alabama & Florida (of Florida) cars
NA, QM 6-29A-63 Station office hours
NA, QM 6-29B-63 Office hours
NP, RS 6-30-63 Bridge collapse
NP, RD 6-30-63 Bridge collapse
NA, BR 6-30-63 Sale of iron
NA, LS 6-30-63 Locomotive Shop fabrications
NA, LS 6-30A-63 Locomotive Shop items expended

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