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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Documents Sources and Comments |
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| July, 1864 |
| OR
Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 1029 |
Repairs and iron removal |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 520 |
Shortage of mechanics |
| NA, QM 7-1-64 |
Shortage of money to pay railroads |
| NA, QM 7-1A-64 |
Shortage of money to pay railroads |
| NP, AC 7-1-64 |
Georgia RR rate increase |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 709A |
Protection of the Virginia Central RR |
| NA, QM 7-2-64 |
Grain sacks |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 709 |
Slaves to repair the Richmond &
Danville RR |
| NA, QM 7-4-64 |
Locomotive wood supplies |
| NA, QM 7-4A-64 |
Shipping plans related to the closure of
the Petersburg RR |
| NA, WC&R 7-4-64 |
Ability of Wilmington, Charlotte &
Rutherford RR to assist |
| NP, CW 7-4-64 |
Western North Carolina RR schedule |
| NP, RD 7-4-64 |
Death on the Richmond, Fredericksburg
& Potomac RR |
| NA, QM 7-5-64 |
Maj. Whitfield reports to Sims for duty |
| OR Series 2, Vol. 7, Page 444 |
Location for a new prisoner of war camp |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 362 |
Florida RR rail |
| NA, QM 7-7-64 |
Petersburg RR repairs |
| NA, QM 7-8-64 |
Impressing the North Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 7-8A-64 |
Rate increase to enable the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac RR to maintain itself |
| OR Series 2, Vol. 7, Page 448 |
Location of another prisoner of war camp |
| NP, AC 7-8-64 |
Damage to the Richmond & Danville RR |
| NP, RD 7-9-64 |
History of Wilson's raid |
| NA, QM 7-9-64 |
Impressing the North Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 7-9A-64 |
Repairing the Richmond & Danville RR |
| NA, QM 7-9B-64 |
Shipment priorities |
| NP, SC 7-9-64 |
Columbia & Hamburg RR contracts to be
let |
| NP, SC 7-9A-64 |
Sale of forfeited stock |
| NP, SC 7-9B-64 |
Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
change |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 753 |
Operating the Richmond & Danville RR |
| NA, QM 7-10-64 |
Mississippi troop movement |
| NP, CE 7-10-64 |
Alabama & Tennessee River RR
locomotive lost |
| NA, QM 7-11-64 |
Repairing the Richmond & Danville RR |
| NP, CW 7-11-64 |
Rebuilt locomotive returns to the North
Carolina RR |
| NP, CW 7-11A-64 |
North Carolina RR dividend |
| NP, RD 7-11-64 |
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
schedule |
| NP, CM 7-11-64 |
Pounds of shot at Sumter vs miles of
railroad track |
| NA, QM 7-12-64 |
Forward lead and sulphur |
| NP, AC 7-12-64 |
Redeem East Tennessee & Georgia RR
bond coupons in Augusta |
| NP, AC 7-12A-64 |
Accident on the Georgia RR |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 537 |
Exemption from drill |
| NA, G 7-14-64 |
Pay our bill |
| NP, AC 7-14-64 |
Destruction of the strap portion of the
Richmond & Danville RR |
| NP, TAR 7-14-64 |
Alabama & Tennessee River RR annual
meeting |
| NA, QM 7-15-64 |
Send forward clothing |
| NA, QM
7-15A-64 |
Explain a shipment of bricks |
| NA, QM
7-15B-64 |
Corn and shoes |
| NP, AC 7-15-64 |
Accident on the Atlanta & West Point
RR |
| NA, QM 7-16-64 |
Take up the Orange & Alexandra RR iron |
| NA, R&P 7-18-64 |
Richmond & Petersburg RR replacing
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR ambulance train |
| NP, CW 7-18-64 |
North Carolina RR car burns |
| NA, QM 7-19-64 |
Forward corn |
| Battles around
Atlanta -- July 20-28, 1864 |
| NA, QM 7-20-64 |
Repairing the Mobile & Ohio RR |
| NP, RD 7-20-64 |
Accident on the Macon & Western RR |
| NP, RCS 7-20-64 |
North Carolina RR dividend |
| NP, RCS 7-20A-64 |
North Carolina RR bridge burned |
| NP, RCS 7-20B-64 |
Accident on the North Carolina RR |
| NP, RCS 7-20C-64 |
Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend |
| NP, SC 7-20-64 |
Troop support cars being sent from South
Carolina to the two armies |
| NA, QM 7-21-64 |
Forward corn |
| B4, LEE 7-21-64 |
Feeding the army |
| NP, GP 7-21-64 |
Another North Carolina RR bridge burned |
| NP, SC 7-21-64 |
Port Royal RR stockholder meeting |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 549 |
Feeding the army |
| NA, ENG 7-22-64 |
Impressing iron on several roads |
| NA, ENG 7-22A-64 |
Get Florida state government to leave
impressment alone |
| NA, ENG 7-22B-64 |
Tools for bridge repair |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 2, Page 594 |
Removing Florida RR iron |
| NA, ENG 7-23-64 |
Tools for the South Side RR |
| NA, ENG 7-23A-64 |
Iron for the Charlotte & South
Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 7-23-64 |
Give preference to corn |
| NA, QM 7-23A-64 |
Corn to Petersburg |
| OR
Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 904 |
New connection required |
| OR
Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 908 |
New connection required |
| OR Series 2, Vol. 7, Page 499 |
Feeding Andersonville |
| NA, QM 7-25-64 |
Repair of North Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 7-25A-64 |
Send forward all government freight at
Wilmington |
| UA, SIW 7-25-64 |
Permission for the Shelby Iron Works to
construct a railroad |
| UA, SIW 7-25A-64 |
Coal shipments |
| NP, RD 7-25-64 |
Loss of a Richmond & Danville RR car
to fire |
| NA, QM 7-26-64 |
Hauling Wilmington & Weldon RR bridge
timbers |
| NA, QM 7-26A-64 |
Hauling Wilmington & Weldon RR bridge
timbers |
| NA, QM 7-26B-64 |
Repair of North Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 7-26C-64 |
Shortage of money to pay railroads |
| NA, PIW 7-26-64 |
Construction of box cars |
| NA, QM 7-27-64 |
Corn for Lee |
| NA, QM 7-27A-64 |
Repair of the Montgomery & West Point
RR |
| NA, QM 7-27B-64 |
Repair of the Montgomery & West Point
RR |
| NP, RCS 7-27-64 |
Additional on the North Carolina RR
accident |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 2, Page 731 |
Repair of the Montgomery & West Point
RR |
| NA, QM 7-28-64 |
Why no QM corn for Richmond? |
| NA, QM 7-28A-64 |
Payment of bill to various railroads |
| NA, QM 7-28B-64 |
Corn shipments on the Wilmington &
Manchester RR |
| NP, TAR 7-28-64 |
Earnings for the Alabama & Tennessee
River RR |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 560 |
Reply to Governor of Florida about
obstructing rail removal |
| NA, QM 7-29-64 |
Disposition of iron saved from Orange
& Alexandria RR line |
| NA, QM 7-29A-64 |
Priority for corn |
| B6, M&W 7-29-64 |
Repair the Macon & Western RR |
| NA, QM 7-30-64 |
Ship corn at 105 lbs/sack |
| NA, QM 7-30A-64 |
Train arrival times |
| NA, QM 7-30B-64 |
Mobile & Ohio RR repaired to Corinth
in a few days |
| UA, SIW 7-30-64 |
Iron for the Montevallo Coal RR |
| NP, RD 7-30-64 |
Petersburg not under siege |
| OR
Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 2, Page 737 |
Rail from Alabama & Florida
(of Florida) |
| August,
1864 |
| NA, QM 8-1-64 |
Corn priority |
| NA, QM 8-1A-64 |
Replace burned depots |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 937 |
Sending iron |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 938 |
Use bridges prepared for the railroad |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 939 |
Priority for trains of wounded |
| NA, QM 8-2-64 |
Feed the horses mill offal in lieu of corn |
| NA, QM 8-2A-64 |
Richmond & Petersburg RR will clear
Dunlops |
| NA, QM 8-2B-64 |
Nothing coming in from Wilmington |
| NA, QM 8-3-64 |
Assist the
Wilmington & Manchester RR |
| NP, RD 8-3-64 |
Accident on the
Virginia Central RR |
| NP, RCS 8-3-64 |
Baggage car on
Richmond & Danville RR burned |
| NP, LV 8-3-64 |
Orange &
Alexandria RR schedule change |
| NP, LV 8-3A-64 |
Schedule change on
the Virginia & Tennessee RR |
| NP, LV 8-3B-64 |
South Side RR
schedule change |
| NA, QM 8-4-64 |
Ship no corn from
Petersburg to Richmond by rail |
| NA, QM 8-4A-64 |
Ship no corn from
Petersburg to Richmond by rail |
| NA, QM 8-5-64 |
Iron ore from Pond Gap Depot |
| NA, QM 8-5A-64 |
Iron from Wythe County |
| NA, QM 8-5B-64 |
Request for release from risk |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 570 |
Wilmington & Manchester RR repair |
| NA, QM 8-6-64 |
Cotton to Richmond |
| NP, LV 8-6-64 |
The value of the Montgomery & West
Point RR |
| NA, QM 8-8-64 |
Horses to Richmond |
| NA, RRB 8-8-64 |
Tools for the Locomotive Shop |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 575 |
Montgomery-Macon route |
| NP, RD 8-9-64 |
Richmond & Danville RR schedule change |
| NA, G 8-9-64 |
Money for the Georgia RR |
| NA, QM 8-10-64 |
Report if any accumulation of freight on
the line |
| NA, QM 8-10A-64 |
Report if any accumulation of freight on
the line |
| NP, RD 8-10-64 |
Escape of prisoners from the Charleston
& Savannah RR |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 5, Page 953 |
Prepare duplicate railroad bridges |
| NP, LV 8-11-64 |
Description of the repaired Little Otter
bridge on the Virginia & Tennessee RR |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 587 |
Requirements for cotton for blockade
running |
| NP, SC 8-12-64 |
Greenville & Columbia RR schedule |
| NP, SC 8-12A-64 |
Charlotte & South Carolina RR schedule
change |
| NP, CW 8-15-64 |
Atlantic & North Carolina RR earnings |
| NP, RD 8-15-64 |
Availability of the Piedmont RR |
| NP, RD 8-15A-64 |
Priority for sick and wounded |
| NP, RD 8-15B-64 |
Theft from cars |
| NP, RD 8-15C-64 |
New Virginia mail routes |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 598 |
Labor for North Carolina RR |
| NA, QM 8-16-64 |
Richmond & Petersburg RR matters |
| UA, A&TR 8-17-64 |
Iron order for wheels |
| NA, QM 8-18-64 |
Orders for Capt. Sharp |
| NA, QM 8-20-64 |
Shipments to Weldon and Gaston |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 2, Page 784 |
Repair of the Montgomery & West Point
RR |
| NA, QM 8-20A-64 |
Have you any corn? |
| NA, QM 8-21-64 |
Forward arms |
| B3, LEE 8-22-64 |
Loss of the Petersburg RR |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 1, Page 436 |
Removal of Florida RR iron |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 651 |
Mississippi Central RR cotton for tools |
| NP, CW 8-22-64 |
Western North Carolina RR meeting |
| NA, QM 8-23-64 |
Preference to corn |
| NA, QM 8-23A-64 |
Preference to corn |
| NA, QM 8-23B-64 |
Preference to corn |
| NA, QM 8-23C-64 |
Preference to corn |
| LOC, JD 8-23-64 |
Davis to Lee regarding supplies |
| NP, RD 8-23-64 |
Mail and the Virginia Central RR |
| NP, SC 8-23-64 |
Columbia & Hamburg RR stockholder
meeting |
| UA, SIW 8-24-64 |
Need for the Shelby Iron Works RR to be
completed |
| NA, PIW 8-25-64 |
Constructions of box cars |
| NP, GP 8-25-64 |
Cars on the East Tennessee & Virginia
RR |
| NP, TAR 8-25-64 |
Alabama & Tennessee River RR accident |
| NA, QM 8-26-64 |
Your actions approved |
| NP, RD 8-26-64 |
Damage to the Petersburg RR |
| NP, RD 8-26A-64 |
Effect of the loss of the Petersburg RR |
| UNCC, RR 8-27-64 |
Shortage of food on the Chatham RR |
| NA, QM 8-29-64 |
Corn for Lee |
| NP, CW 8-29-64 |
Building a re-rolling mill |
| NP, CW 8-29A-64 |
Western North Carolina RR annual meeting |
| NP, RD 8-30-64 |
Repairs from raids on the Virginia &
Tennessee RR |
| NP, RD 8-30A-64 |
Destruction of the Petersburg RR |
| NA, A&G 8-31-64 |
Tires and lathes |
| NA, QM 8-31-64 |
Corn from southwestern Georgia |
| NA, QM 8-31A-64 |
Drilling detailed men |
| NA, QM 8-31B-64 |
Need help moving hundreds of car loads |
| September,
1864 |
| Capture of
Atlanta -- September 1, 1864 |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 616 |
Railroad rates |
| NA, QM 9-1-64 |
Corn for Lee |
| NA, QM 9-1A-64 |
Corn for Lee |
| NP, LV 9-1-64 |
Orange & Alexandria RR schedule change |
| NP, TAR 9-1-64 |
Montgomery & West Point RR is repaired |
| NP, RD 9-1-64 |
Alternate railroads in Georgia |
| NA, QM 9-2-64 |
Shipments in Georgia |
| NP, LV 9-2-64 |
The value of the Petersburg RR |
| NA, QM 9-3-64 |
Transportation for Forrest's command |
| UA, A&TR 9-4-64 |
Iron for a connection |
| NA, QM 9-5-64 |
Ship 2 car loads of iron to Columbus daily |
| NP, CW 9-5-64 |
Poor mail connection from North Carolina
to Richmond |
| NP, CW 9-5A-64 |
Express rates too high? |
| NP, CW 9-5B-64 |
Western North Carolina RR annual meeting |
| NP, RD 9-6-64 |
Mail and the Virginia Central RR |
| NA, QM 9-8-64 |
Government use of the railroads |
| NP, LV 9-8-64 |
More on the repairs of the Virginia &
Tennessee RR bridges |
| NP, LV 9-8A-64 |
Virginia & Tennessee RR annual meeting
called |
| NP, SC 9-8-64 |
Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend |
| NA, QM 9-9-64 |
Maj. Whitfield's war service |
| NP, RCS 9-7-64 |
Status of the East Tennessee &
Virginia RR |
| NA, PIW 9-10-64 |
Construction of box cars |
| NA, G 9-10-64 |
Money for the Georgia RR |
| NP, CW 9-12-64 |
North Carolina RR starts express service |
| NP, RD 9-12-64 |
Room for sick and wounded first |
| NA, QM 9-13-64 |
Corn for the Piedmont RR |
| UA, SIW 9-13-64 |
Rail for a connection |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 642 |
Subsistence Bureau procedures for shipping
food |
| NP, GP 9-15-64 |
Piedmont RR schedule change |
| NA, QM 9-16-64 |
Orders to Captain Sharp |
| NA, QM 9-16A-64 |
Alternate corn shipments between Richmond
& Petersburg daily |
| NP, RD 9-16-64 |
Accident on the South Western RR |
| NA, QM 9-17-64 |
Ship corn, iron and nitre, but not cotton |
| NA, QM 9-17A-64 |
Additional engines for the Danville Road |
| NP, RD 9-17-64 |
Virginia Central RR schedule change |
| NP, LV 9-17-64 |
Orange & Alexandria RR schedule change |
| NA, QM 9-19-64 |
New account procedures |
| NA, QM 9-19A-64 |
Account settlement orders |
| NA, G 9-19-64 |
Use of Georgia RR trains |
| NP, CW 9-19-64 |
Care for the wounded along the North
Carolina railroads |
| NA, QM 9-20-64 |
Demands on the railroad system |
| NA, QM 9-20A-64 |
Problems with Col. Fremont |
| NP, MT 9-20-64 |
New locomotive drive wheels in the Macon
& Western RR shops |
| NP, LV 9-21-64 |
Transportation problems create the need
for the Express company |
| NA, QM 9-22-64 |
Keep the Union Springs wagon train running |
| NP, LV 9-22-64 |
Raid on the Orange & Alexandria RR |
| NA, QM 9-23-64 |
Six percent bonds desired? |
| NA, QM 9-23A-64 |
Impressment of train |
| UA, A&TR 9-24-64 |
Iron order for 5 flat cars |
| NA, QM 9-26-64 |
Government freight before private |
| NA, QM 9-26A-64 |
Iron among the corn shipments |
| NP, RD 9-27-64 |
Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee RR |
| NA, QM 9-28-64 |
Six percent bonds desired? |
| NA, QM 9-28A-64 |
Six percent bonds desired? |
| NA, C&SC 9-28-64 |
Audit of Capt Sharp |
| NP, RD 9-28-64 |
Accident in Richmond |
| NP, RW 9-28-64 |
Accident in Richmond |
| NP, RD 9-29-64 |
Raid on the Virginia Central RR |
| NA, QM 9-30-64 |
Supplies for Lee at Petersburg |
| NA, QM 9-30A-64 |
Iron for construction and repairs |
| OR
Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 694 |
Assignment to Iron Commission |
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