Confederate Railroads Original Documents 1862

July - September

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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1862 (April, May, June) This Page 1862 (October, November, December)
July, 1862
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 716 Plan to burn bridges
NA, LS 7-1-62 Locomotive Shop will require 15 tons pig iron each of the next two months
UA, N&MB 7-1-62 Give preference to railroad iron
NP, RD 7-1-62 Accident on the Richmond & Danville RR
NP, AC 7-1-62 Georgia RR schedule
NP, AC 7-1A-62 Augusta & Savannah RR schedule
NP, VW 7-1-62 Southern of Mississippi RR schedule during the bombardment of Vicksburg
NP, NC 7-2-62 Mississippi & Tennessee RR train saved
NP, RD 7-2-62 Saving a bridge and a locomotive
NP, RR 7-2-62 A passenger car completed
NP, RR 7-2A-62 Raleigh & Gaston RR dividend declared
NP, WJ 7-2-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NP, GP 7-3-62 Reasons for the condition of the North Carolina RR
NP, RW 7-3-62 Reopening the Richmond & York River RR
ORN Series 2, Vol. 2, Page 210 Making contracts for rails
NP, ACT 7-4-62 Mississippi Central RR accident
NA, PIW 7-4-62 Locomotive and car repairs
NP, RD 7-4-62 Accident on the Richmond & Danville RR
NA, S&P 7-4-62 Construction of two cars
NA, S&M 7-4-62 Instructions for Col. Tate in completing the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 637 Instructions for Col. Tate in completing the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NP, RE 7-4-62 Railroad accident
NP, RE 7-5-62 Railroad accident
NP, RR 7-5-62 Railroad accident
NP, RD 7-5-62 Captured locomotive arrives in Richmond
NP, RD 7-5A-62 Richmond & Danville RR runaway
NA, SAG 7-6-62 Special train
NA, ET&V 7-7-62 Train guards on East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NA, R&P 7-7-62 Locomotive and 6 cars of machinery hauled on the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, SMR 7-7-62 Alabama & Tennessee River RR freight times
NA, QM 7-8-62 Capt. Sharp to explain how he got iron from Tredegar
NA, RR 7-8-62 Train guards on the East Tennessee & Virginia RR
NP, ASCY 7-8-62 Accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, RD 7-8-62 Accident on the Virginia Central RR
NP, RD 7-8A-62 Accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, WJ 7-8-62 Weekly car for donation for the army in Virginia
NP, WJ 7-8A-62 Accident on the Western & Atlantic RR
NA, QM 7-9-62 Protection for the Virginia Central RR
NP, HT 7-9-62 1 3/4 mile track-laying job in Texas
NP, RE 7-9-62 Operations resuming on the Virginia Central RR
NP, RR 7-9-62 North Carolina RR dividend declared
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 644 Completing the Selma and Meridian link
NA, N&C 7-10-62 Train demanded
NP, ASCY 7-10-62 Freight rate increase on the Western & Atlantic RR
NP, GP 7-10-62 Reasons for the condition of the North Carolina RR
NP, RD 7-10-62 Repairs to the Virginia Central RR
NP, RD 7-10A-62 Richmond & Danville RR hospital in Richmond
NP, RE 7-10-62 Repairs to the Virginia Central RR
NP, WJ 7-10-62 North Carolina RR dividend
NP, CM 7-10-62 Restoring the Richmond & York River RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 726 Road preoccupied moving troops
NA, ENG 7-11-62 Transportation for slaves
NA, PLCW 7-11-62 Petersburg Locomotive & Car Works sale of windlass for CSA balloon
NA, SWR 7-11-62 Repairing the Richmond & York River RR
NP, RE 7-11-62 Hospital in the Richmond & Danville RR shops
NP, RE 7-11A-62 Accident on the Richmond & Danville RR
NP, RD 7-11-62 Various items
NP, WJ 7-11-62 60 miles of Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR put under contract
AL, A&MR 7-12A-62 Will you exempt slaves within 10 miles of the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR from being drafted for river defenses?
AL, A&MR 7-12-62 Slaves must be impressed from the line of work on the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NA, QM 7-12A-62 Recovering abandoned enemy property
NA, SWR 7-12-62 Repairing the Richmond & York River RR
NP, ASCY 7-12-62 More on Western & Atlantic RR accident
NP, MT 7-12-62 More information on the Western & Atlantic RR collision
NP, MT 7-12A-62 More information on the Western & Atlantic RR collision
NA, ENG 7-13-62 Transportation for logs
NA, ENG 7-14-62 Pass a message
NA, NOJ&GN 7-14-62 Train guard
NP, CW 7-14-62 North Carolina RR annual report
NP, HT 7-14-62 Accident on the Houston Tap & Brazoria RR
NP, SAN 7-14-62 Texas & New Orleans RR completed to Orange
NP, WJ 7-14-62 North Carolina RR annual report
NP, WJ 7-14A-62 Wilmington & Manchester RR accident
NA, ENG 7-15-62 Transportation for slaves
NP, M 7-15-62 Southern of Mississippi RR schedule change
NP, RD 7-15-62 Richmond & Danville RR request to extend their road in Richmond
NA, RF&P 7-16-62 Need mechanics to repair a bridge
NP, RD 7-16-62 Transportation of the wounded
NP, RD 7-16A-62 Accident on the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, RR 7-16-62 North Carolina RR dividend
NP, SC 7-16-62 Charlotte & South Carolina RR dividend
NP, SC 7-16A-62 Spartanburg & Union RR schedule
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 648 Bragg's military superintendent of railroads
NA, ENG 7-17-62 Repairing the North Anna River bridge
NA, QM 7-17-62 Recovering damaged locomotives
NA, R&YR 7-17-62 Bridge contract with the Richmond & York River RR
NP, GP 7-17-62 North Carolina RR annual report
NP, MT 7-17-62 Macon & Western RR builds a new locomotive
NP, AC 7-18-62 Wayside hospital in Augusta
NP, ASCY 7-18-62 The travel of the wounded on cars
NP, MT 7-18-62 Macon & Western RR builds a new locomotive
NP, RD 7-18-62 Car for donations for the hospitals
NP, RD 7-18A-62 Entire Virginia Central RR route open again
NP, WJ 7-19-62 North Carolina RR Board of Directors elected
UA, A&MR 7-20-62 Request for iron
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 653 Funds for the Alabama & Mississippi River RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 731 Movement of Hardee's army from Mississippi to Chattanooga
NP, HT 7-21-62 Texas & New Orleans RR schedule
NP, RE 7-21-62 Crash in Richmond
NA, ENG 7-22-62 Repairing the North Anna River bridge
NP, RD 7-22-62 Raid on Beaver Dam Station
NP, RD 7-22A-62 Richmond & Danville RR freight rule
NA, SWR 7-22-62 Transportation for sick and wounded
NA, M&W 7-23-62 Macon Armory is at the old Macon & Western RR Depot
NP, RD 7-23-62 Railroad accident
NP, WJ 7-23-62 Virginia Central RR cars detained
NA, ENG 7-24-62 Repairing the North Anna River bridge
NA, VC 7-24-62 Use of a Virginia Central RR locomotive in Petersburg
NP, YE 7-24-62 Macon & Western RR builds a new locomotive
NP, AC 7-25-62 Care of the wounded on the railroads
NP, RD 7-25-62 Checking passes on railroads
NP, FJ 7-26-62 Pensacola & Georgia RR annual report
NP, FJ 7-26-62 Tallahassee RR and Pensacola & Georgia RR schedule change
NP, GI 7-26-62 Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR completed to Gainesville, Ala.
NP, RD 7-26-62 Need car for hospital food
NP, RD 7-26A-62 Virginia Central RR machinery brought back to Richmond
NP, WJ 7-26-62 South Side RR accident
NA, SM 7-27-62 Southern (of Mississippi) RR movement of troops to Baton Rouge attack
NA, LS 7-28-62 Iron for the Locomotive Shop
LVA, RF&P 7-29-62 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR's actions while Richmond threatened
NA, QM 7-29-62 Impressing cars
NA, W 7-29-62 Ties connecting Western RR to Fayetteville Armory and Arsenal
NA, QM 7-30-62 Impressing cars
NA, ENG 7-30-62 Axes for Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NA, LS 7-30-62 Locomotive Shop Labor
NP, HT 7-30-62 Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado RR schedule
NP, HT 7-30A-62 Houston Tap & Brazoria RR schedule
NP, RR 7-30-62 Railroad accident
SOR, Series 94, Page 518 Salt movement in Georgia
NA, LS 7-31-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31A-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31B-62 Locomotive Shop Labor
NA, LS 7-31C-62 Locomotive Shop Labor
NA, LS 7-31D-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31E-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31G-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31H-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31I-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31J-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31K-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 7-31L-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, N&P 7-31-62 18 special trains on the Norfolk & Petersburg RR
NA, PIW 7-31-62 Bill for work
NA, RR 7-31-62 Removing the Alabama & Florida (of Florida) RR
NA, RRB 7-31-62 CS Conductor
NA, RRB 7-31A-62 Payment for Maj. Ashe's assistant
NP, RD 7-31-62 Shipping dead bodies
NP, RD 7-31A-62 South Side RR repairs needed
NA, M&B 7-x-62 Purpose of special Macon & Brunswick RR train
August, 1862
AR, WNC 8-1-62 Land use agreement
NP, AMC 8-1-62 Meridian and the Mobile & Ohio RR
NA, LS 8-1-62 Pig iron for the Locomotive Shop
NP, RE 8-2-62 Richmond & Danville RR accident
NP, RD 8-2-62 Richmond & Danville RR accident
NA, QM 8-3-62 Travel for sick and wounded soldiers
NA, QM 8-4-62 Government locomotives to be rented, not sold
NP, CE 8-4-62 Three Union locomotives saved on the Richmond & York River RR
NP, CW 8-4-62 Saved locomotives
NP, RD 8-4-62 Arrival of a captured locomotive
NP, RD 8-5-62 Runaways caught
NP, WJ 8-5-62 Cars for army donations
NP, HT 8-6-62 Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas RR is under repair
NP, WJ 8-6-62 Wayside hospital at the Wilmington & Weldon RR depot
NA, LS 8-7-62 Pig iron for the Locomotive Shop
NA, R&YR 8-7-62 Destruction of Richmond & York River RR pile driver
NP, SC 8-7-62 Spartanburg & Union RR annual meeting
NP, RD 8-7-62 36 runaways listed
NA, ENG 8-8-62 Careless near the tracks
NA, ENG 8-8A-62 Careless near the tracks
NP, RD 8-8-62 Danger on the Norfolk & Petersburg RR
NA, QM 8-9-62 Sharp to investigate Charleston to Raleigh delays
NP, MAP 8-9-62 Macon & Western RR locomotive introduced
NP, RD 8-9-62 Raid on the Virginia Central RR
NP, SMR 8-12-62 Three accidents reported
OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 848 Requirement for a railroad controller recognized
AHC, A&M 8-13-62 Iron for chair fastenings
NP, RD 8-13-62 Accident on the Mobile & Ohio RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 756 The need for the extension of the Alabama & Tennessee River RR
NP, GP 8-14-62 New Superintendent for the North Carolina RR
NP, RD 8-14-62 A trip from Richmond to Augusta
NP, RD 8-14A-62 Railroad transportation of horses
NP, MT 8-15-62 Montgomery & West Point RR freight rules
NP, MT 8-15A-62 Montgomery & West Point RR freight claims
NP, WJ 8-15-62 Water on the cars
NA, ENG 8-16-62 Railroad iron for fortifications
NP, RD 8-16-62 Accident on the Virginia & Tennessee RR
NP, RD 8-16A-62 Accident on the Virginia Central RR
ORN Vol. 2, Page 241 Status of the Navy as relates to railroads
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 54 President's call for railroad control legislation
NP, WJ 8-19-62 Macon & Western RR produces a locomotive
OR Series 1, Vol. 12, Pt 3, Page 937 Repairing a Virginia Central RR bridge
NP, FO 8-20-62 Western RR schedule
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 803 Repair the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR
NP, GP 8-21-62 Stop buying arms under the authority of Wm. Ashe
NP, GP 8-21A-62 25% pay raise for Richmond & Danville RR employees
NP, RD 8-22-62 Accident on the Virginia Central RR
ORN Series 2, Vol. 1, Page 598 Armor for the CSS Mississippi
NP, RD 8-26-62 Runaways
NA, RR 8-27-62 QM needed on South Western RR
NA, RRB 8-27-62 Maj. Goodwin released from Gen. Bragg's staff
NP, RD 8-27-62 Accident on the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
NP, WJ 8-27-62 Call for railroad convention
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 600 Wood from the line of the Northeastern RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 785 Should repair the Nashville & Chattanooga RR bridge over the Tennessee River
AL, A&MR 8-28-62 Employee has been enrolled
NP, GP 8-28-62 2 locomotives captured from Pope
AL, A&MR 8-29-62 Employees are being enrolled
NP, FO 8-29-62 Western RR schedule
NP, MT 8-29-62 Rolling stock captured from Pope
NP, MT 8-29A-62 Railroad convention called
Battle of Second Manassas -- August 29-30, 1862
NA, RRB 8-31-62 CS Locomotive engineer
NA, RR 8-31-62 Railroad bars passing through Montgomery
September, 1862
NA, S&R 9-1-62 Rental of rolling stock of the Seaboard & Roanoke RR
NP, RD 9-1-62 Repair of the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NA, A&F 9-2-62 Use of Alabama & Florida (of Florida) iron
NA, ENG 9-2-62 Searching for missing shipment
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 793 Union locomotive on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR available for capture
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 794 Reclaiming the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 692 Division move on the Mississippi Central RR
SOR, Series 94, Page 585 Restrictions due to smallpox
NA, A&F 9-6-62 Price of iron
NP, WJ 9-6-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR dividend
NP, CW 9-8-62 Union locomotives left on the Peninsula sent to Raleigh for repair at the Locomotive Shop
NP, RD 9-8-62 Union locomotives and cars destroyed on the Orange & Alexandria RR
B5, RCC 9-8-62 Permission to use temporary tracks

Yellow Fever Epidemic in Wilmington -- September 9-November 11, 1862

NA, RF&P 9-9-62 Thoughts on exemptions
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 898 Division move on the Mississippi Central RR
NA, RRB 9-10-62 Wood and water on the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NA, VC 9-10-62 Bill for moving Jackson's army to the Seven Day's Battle
NP, HT 9-10-62 Railroad strike in Texas
NP, RD 9-10-62 Permission to use temporary tracks
NP, RD 9-10A-62 Should captured locomotives be sold?
NP, YE 9-10-62 Report of a railroad convention
NA, FAGC 9-12-62 Extra train
NA, FAGC 9-12A-62 Extra train
NP, HT 9-12-62 Yellow fever on the Texas & New Orleans RR route
NP, MT 9-12-62 Macon & Western RR and Confederate currency
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 605 Removal of rolling stock from Manassas
LVA, RR 9-14-62 Extract from the minutes of the Columbia SC convention
NP, RD 9-15-62 Report of death of Wm. Ashe, President, Wilmington & Weldon and first coordinator of Confederate RRs
NP, WJ 9-15-62 Obituary for Wm. Ashe
NP, WJ 9-15A-62 Funeral announcement for Wm. Ashe
NP, RD 9-15A-62 Virginia & Tennessee RR's impact on the movement of the mail
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 834 Repair the Memphis & Charleston RR
NA, ENG 9-16-62 Proposal for the Blue Mountain to Rome line.
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 836 Repairing the Nashville & Chattanooga RR and the Memphis & Charleston RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 839 Rebuilding the Tennessee River bridge on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NA, RRB 9-17-62 Manager of Confederate track in Petersburg
NA, RRB 9-17A-62 Labor on the Confederate track in Petersburg
NP, RR 9-17-62 Report of death of Wm. Ashe, President, Wilmington & Weldon and first coordinator of Confederate RRs
Battle of Antietam -- September 17, 1862
MA, MC 9-17-62 No more shipments on the Mississippi Central RR without QM authorization
NA, R&P 9-17-62 Locomotives on the Richmond & Petersburg RR
NP, WJ 9-17-62 Annual meeting of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR
NP, GP 9-18-62 3 locomotives captured near Stevenson, Ala.
NP, RD 9-18-62 Two captured locomotives
NP, RD 9-18A-62 Virginia Central RR schedule change
NP, RD 9-18B-62 Bridge repaired on the Orange & Alexandria RR
NP, RD 9-18C-62 Help repairing Virginia Central RR bridges
NP, RD 9-18D-62 Runaways
NP, MT 9-19-62 Death on the Central (of Georgia) RR
NA, LS 9-20-62 Locomotive Shop receipt
NA, LS 9-20A-62 Locomotive Shop purchase from Tredegar
NA, M&T 9-20-62 Rental of Mississippi & Tennessee RR depot
NP, WJ 9-20-62 Shortage of food in Wilmington
NP, WJ 9-20A-62 Election of a new president for the Wilmington & Weldon RR
NA, FAGC 9-21-62 Making artillery parts
NP, RD 9-21-64 Raid on the Orange & Alexandria RR
NP, CW 9-22-62 Wm. Ashe killed in accident
NP, RD 9-22-62 Runaways
NP, RD 9-22A-62 Runaways
NP, RD 9-22B-62 Runaways
NP, RD 9-22C-62 Runaways
NP, CC 9-23-62 Charleston & Savannah RR passenger depot location
NP, CC 9-23A-62 Charleston & Savannah RR will pay the bridge toll
NP, RD 9-23-62 Status of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 900 Brigade move from Meridian to Chattanooga
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 624 Collecting spoils from 2nd Manassas battlefield and no way to forward iron from the Baltimore & Ohio RR
NP, RD 9-24-62 Slaves returned from Harpers Ferry
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 143 Using Texas railroads to defend Sabine Pass
NA, FAGC 9-25-62 Use of train
NP, RE 9-25-62 Virginia Central RR locomotive explosion
NP, GP 9-25-62 RR convention in Columbia
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 813 Status of the Eastern Texas RR
NA, L&N 9-26-62 Claim for damages
NA, LS 9-26-62 Castings purchased from the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NA, M&T 9-26-62 Mississippi & Tennessee RR accounts need to be paid
NP, RD 9-26-62 Richmond & York River RR accident
NA, M&LR 9-27-62 Rebuilding Memphis & Little Rock RR bridges
NA, MG 9-27-62 Confederate rental of 3 Manassas Gap RR locomotives
NP, MAR 9-27-62 Heavy troop movements on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR
NP, SMR 9-27-62 Leaving slaves to finish the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 814 Defending the Texas coast with railroads
NA, QMR 9-29-62 Capt. Morfit wants RR Superintendent's job
NP, RD 9-29-62 What the Confederates got at Manassas
NP, SMR 9-29-62 Runaway from the South & North Alabama RR
NP, SMR 9-29A-62 Runaway from the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NP, SMR 9-29B-62 Freight rules on the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR
NP, WJ 9-29-62 Runaway from the Wilmington & Manchester RR
NP, WJ 9-29A-62 Wilmington & Weldon RR schedule change
NP, WJ 9-29B-62 Death on the Wilmington & Weldon RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 637 Send four captured locomotives to the Orange & Alexandria RR
NA, B&A 9-30-62 Payments for running the Brunswick & Albany RR
NA, B&A 9-30A-62 Brunswick & Albany RR iron taken
NA, LS 9-30-62 Commutation of quarters for Capt Sharp in Raleigh
NA, LS 9-30A-62 Laborer at Locomotive Shop
NA, LS 9-30B-62 Bricklayer at Locomotive Shop
NA, LS 9-30C-62 Purchases from the Raleigh & Gaston RR
NA, LS 9-30D-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 9-30E-62 Purchase of tools
NA, LS 9-30F-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 9-30G-62 Locomotive Shop labor
NA, LS 9-30H-62 Fireman on CS locomotives
NA, MG 9-30-62 Rental of Manassas Gap RR cars
NA, N&C 9-30-62 Cowan Tenn. bridge repair
NA, RR 9-30-62 Lumber to replace East Tennessee & ? RR water tanks
NA, RR 9-30A-62 RR iron shipments through Montgomery
NA, RR 9-30B-62 Col. Ashe supervising purchasing in N. C.
NA, VC 9-30-62 Purchase of 55 tons of old T rail from Virginia Central RR
NA, A&F 9-x-62 Iron used from various roads
NP, RE 9-x-62 7 captured locomotives saved

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