| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| November 30, 1862 |
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| Northeastern & Southwestern Railroad |
| This highly important link in
the chain of communication between Texas and the East, we are
informed, will be completed about the first of December; but to make
allowances for contingencies, it will perhaps be well to give the
contractors until the 10th of the month to accomplish the work. This
road connects with the Southern road at Meridian, Mississippi, and
extends to Selma, Alabama. Selma is about forty miles below
Montgomery, and the Alabama river is the channel of communication
between the latter and former place -- this is, for the present. It is
understood that this road is to be conducted by the officers of the
old Selma road running westward, and will form the great artery of
commerce and travel through the heart of the Confederacy, saving in
time three days to passengers, and in the transportation of an army of
heavy freights, at least two weeks. |
| The importance of keeping the
enemy from this thoroughfare is obvious to every thinking mind, and
needs no comment. |
| Mississippian, 25th. |
| {The author has the
right idea, but uses the wrong railroad name. The Northeast &
Southwest Alabama RR was to run from Meridian to Chattanooga. The
Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR was to run from Selma to Meridian.
This road was the one completed in December of 1862, though the NE&SE
Alabama RR provided 27miles of the link.} |
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