| Photographs of Southern locomotives, cars,
track, stations, etc are very hard to find in their Civil War and pre-Civil War
configurations. Go here
for the photographs I have from the Library of Congress. |
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| Artist Jim Jordan has produced a likeness
of the Western & Atlantic locomotive General in the 1862 "Great Chase." |
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| The Library of Congress has a map of the Western &
Atlantic RR from Marietta to Kingston, prepared by that Railroad after
the War here. |
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| Artist John Paul Strain has produced the likeness of a generic,
late 1850's locomotive at "Charleston
Station" |
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| David Schneider, owner of Schneider Model Railroading,
Inc., in 2014 presented models of the three locomotives involved in the
Great Locomotive Chase to the Southern Museum of Civil War and
Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Ga. The three models are here.
Mr. Schneider is known for the accuracy of his models. |
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| Alan Edwards shares this photo of the Mobile & Girard Railroad Seal |
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| John Stewart, of Birmingham
Rails, provides this 2006 photo of a culvert
on the South & North Alabama RR. He has seen many culverts on the
original Louisville & Nashville RR and says they are much like this
one. |
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| This is a scan
of an envelope, printed for use by the Confederate Locomotive Shops in
Raleigh, but mailed in Columbia, S. C. Since Capt. Thomas R. Sharp was
officer in charge of the shops in Raleigh and, when they were closed,
went to be the Superintendent of the Charlotte & South Carolina RR, in
Columbia, it is likely that he used this envelope in Columbia. The
envelope was addressed to the Superintendent of the Ordnance Works in
Salisbury, N. C., who was arranging to get a lathe from the Locomotive
Shops for his Works (see here
and here). A
second envelope is here. |
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| The Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire RR's Alexandria
depot was completed in May of 1860. The picture here
shows it being used by the US Quartermaster's Department during the war. |
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| Cars were connected to each other with a system called
"Link and Pin" here |
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| Seaboard & Roanoke RR depot at Weldon (second
story is post war)
here |
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| When Lee retreated from Richmond and Petersburg, he
eventually headed for Appomattox Station on the South Side RR, where 2
trains of rations had been positioned. The Union Cavalry captured the
trains and Lee, unable to recapture them, had to surrender at the nearby
Court House. This photo
of the station was taken in June 1865. (From Civil-War-Photos.com) |
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| The below images are provided
courtesy of C&O Historical Society (cohs.org
and
chessieshop.com): |
| Virginia Central RR locomotive
Alleghany, built by Tredegar in 1856 The woodcut is from an 1860 catalog
by Tredegar. here |
| Virginia Central RR locomotive
Westward Ho in a photo taken in about 1875. It was built by Rogers in
1857 and converted to coal use after the War.
here |
| Virginia Central RR station at
Jackson's River, Virginia, just west of Clifton Forge, Virginia. The
date of the photo is unknown, but it is a tintype and shows the typical
country station -- a plain rectangular building with a large freight
door. Passengers probably waited in a separate waiting room in the
building. The photo was published in the Covington Virginian on
July 1, 1957. here |
| Plan of the Jackson's River, Va.
station of the Virginia Central RR in its 1860 configuration.
here |
| Map and Profile of the Blue
Ridge (of Virginia) RR, showing the 16.81 mile line from Mechum's River
to Waynesboro, Virginia. It was constructed by the State, completed in
1858 and leased to the Virginia Central RR.
here |
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| Other scans/photographs provided by site users: |
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| Central
(of Georgia) RR track Piece of 40 lbs per yard rail recovered at
Dennis Station, south of Eatonton, Ga. by Eddie Smith. The track is 3
inches tall and the rail top is 2 inches wide. The Central used light
rail on its low-use branches, like the Eatonton Branch. Sherman
destroyed the track in the area on the way to Savannah in November,
1864. |
|
Central (of Georgia) RR track This end view shows the shape of the
rail. There were literally dozens of shapes of rail. |
| Cass, Ga. Station on the
Western & Atlantic RR |
|
Commissary supply depot |
| CSS Georgia Armor
Photo from CNN |
| East
Tennessee & Georgia RR Car Lock Photo from Ron Wise |
| Kingston,
Ga.
as presented in Harper' Weekly in 1864. Kingston was the junction of the
Rome RR and the Western & Atlantic RR. |
| Memphis & Charleston Railroad Ticket |
| Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad Pass |
| Mobile
& Ohio Railroad Locomotive William Jones Jr. |
|
Northeast & Southwest Alabama Track Photo by Richard McCardle |
|
Petersburg RR Lock Photo by Ron Wise. Lock made by Wm. M. Snead,
Richmond |
| Raleigh &
Gaston RR Lock (Front) and
(Back) Photos from Ron Wise collection |
| Raymond
RR Spikes The shorter (5 1/2 inches long) were for strap rail; the
longer (7 1/2 inches long) were for T-rail. Weight was about 8 to 9
ounces. Photo provided by William Elkins. |
|
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Free Pass (Front) and (Back)
Photos by Ron Wise |
|
Richmond & Danville RR Baggage Tag Photo found at Railroadiana.org
by Bob McCown |
|
Richmond & Danville RR Lead Seal (Front) and
(Back) Photo from Tim
Barden. Found near Amelia Court House, Virginia, a station on that
railroad. |
|
Richmond & Danville RR Soldier's Ticket Photo provided by Ron Wise |
|
South
Side RR Car Lock and Key Photo by Ron Wise. Lock made by S. C.
Thomson Company |
| T-Rail Cross Section Photo from
CNN |
| U-Rail Cross
Section Photo from Jim Hinson collection |
| Virginia
& Tennessee RR Cover Photo provided by Larry Baum |
|
Virginia Central Baggage Tag
Photo provided from Ron Wise collection |
|
Wilmington &
Manchester RR Baggage Tag Photo from Jim Hinson collection |
|
Wilmington & Manchester
RR Baggage Tag Photo from Ron Wise collection |
| Wilmington
& Manchester RR Way Baggage Tag Photo from Jim Hinson collection |
| Wilmington
& Manchester RR Lock Cover Photo from Jim Hinson collection |
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| Below are some of the many pieces of
Confederate, state and railroad currencies and shares of stock that had trains depicted on
them or were issued by railroads companies. |
| $10
Confederate - front |
Back
of same, showing post-war Atlantic & Great Western advertisement |
| $50 Confederate |
|
| $100
Confederate |
The train on this bill is also found on the $20 North
Carolina note of March 1, 1862, and the $1 Georgia notes of January 1,
1863 and April 6, 1864 |
| $100 Confederate |
The train on this bill was also used on the $2 Florida note
of 1863-64. |
| $1 Georgia |
Detail of the train on this bill |
| $10
Georgia |
Detail of the train on this bill |
| $20 Mississippi |
|
| 50c Bank
of Tennessee |
|
| 25c Brazos
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $5 Brazos
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $1 Fannin
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $1 Grimes
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $2 Grimes
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $3 Grimes
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $5 Grimes
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| $10 Grimes
County, Tx. |
SMU |
| Alabama & Mississippi Rivers
RR $2 1862 |
HA |
|
Alabama &
Tennessee River RR 10c 1862 |
|
|
Alabama
& Tennessee River RR 25c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Alabama & Tennessee River RR
50c 1862 |
HA |
| Alabama & Tennessee River RR
$2 1862 |
HA |
| Alabama & Tennessee River RR
$3 1862 |
HA |
| Alabama & Tennessee
River RR Bond, due 1864 |
Beach |
|
Alabama
& Tennessee River RR Stock 1864 |
Angelos |
| Alexandria, Loudoun &
Hampshire RR 25c 1864 |
Angelos -- this was issued when the road was under Union
control |
| Buffalo
Bayou, Brazos & Colorado RR Stock 1861 |
lifeonthebrazosriver.com |
| Central (of Georgia) RR 15c
1861 |
Angelos |
| Central (of
Georgia) RR 20c 1861 |
HA |
| Central (of
Georgia) RR 75c 1861 |
HA |
| Central
(of Georgia) RR $1 & $2 1861 |
|
| Charleston & Savannah RR 10c
1862 |
HA |
| Charleston & Savannah RR 25c
1862 |
HA |
| Clinton & Port Hudson RR 50c
1862 |
HA |
| Clover Hill RR Stock
1864 (a branch of the Richmond & Petersburg RR) |
Angelos |
| East Tennessee & Georgia RR
15c 1862 |
HA |
| East Tennessee & Georgia RR
25c 1862 |
HA |
| East Tennessee &
Georgia RR 50c 1862 |
Angelos |
| East
Texas RR Stock 1861 |
|
| Florida RR 50c 1861 |
HA |
| Florida, Atlantic & Gulf
Central RR $1 1861 |
HA |
| Florida, Atlantic & Gulf
Central RR $3 1861 |
HA |
| Florida, Atlantic & Gulf
Central RR $5 1861 |
HA |
| Galveston, Houston & Henderson
RR 50c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Greenville & Columbia
RR Stock 1863 |
Angelos |
| J R Powell Merchant 50c
1862 |
|
| Macon
& Western Stock 1863 |
Angelos |
| Manassas Gap RR $1 1861 |
Angelos |
| Memphis & Charleston RR 10c
1862 |
HA |
| Memphis & Charleston RR 25c
1862 |
HA |
| Memphis & Charleston RR
50c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Memphis & Ohio RR 50c 1862 |
HA |
| Mississippi & Tennessee RR 5c
1862 |
HA |
| Mississippi &
Tennessee RR 10c 1862 |
|
| Mississippi
& Tennessee RR 25c 1862 |
|
| Mississippi & Tennessee RR
50c 1862 |
HA |
| Mississippi & Tennessee RR
75c 1864 |
HA |
| Mississippi & Tennessee RR $1
1862 |
HA |
| Mississippi & Tennessee
RR $2 1862 |
According to family tradition, the locomotive is the Hugh
McGehee -- Johnston --unlikely, as the image is on several other notes |
| Mississippi & Tennessee RR
$2.50 1862 |
HA |
| Mississippi & Tennessee
RR $3 1862 |
Angelos |
| Mississippi Central RR 25c 1863 |
Priestly |
| Mississippi Central RR 50c 1862 |
Priestly |
| Mississippi Central RR $1 1862 |
Angelos |
| Mississippi Central RR Stock 1862 |
Angelos |
|
Mississippi, Ouachita & Red River RR Stock 1864 |
Transcription of back here |
| Mobile &
Girard RR $1 1862 |
|
| Mobile &
Girard RR $2 1862 |
|
| Mobile &
Girard RR $3 1862 |
Angelos |
| Mobile & Great Northern RR
25c 1862 |
HA |
| Mobile & Ohio RR Stock 1862 |
Angelos |
| Mobile & Ohio RR 10c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Mobile & Ohio
RR 25c 1862 |
Ellison |
| Mobile & Ohio
RR 50c 1862 |
Ellison |
| Mobile & Ohio
RR $1 1862 |
Ellison |
| Mobile & Ohio
RR $2 1862 |
Ellison |
| Montgomery & West
Point RR Stock 1863 |
|
| New Orleans, Jackson &
Great Northern RR 50c 1862 |
Priestly |
| New Orleans, Jackson & Great
Northern RR $1.50 1861 |
Angelos |
| New Orleans, Jackson & Great
Northern RR $2 1861 |
HA |
| New Orleans, Jackson
& Great Northern RR $3 1861 |
|
| Pensacola & Georgia
RR Tax, 1861 |
Beach |
| Raleigh & Gaston
RR Stock 1861 |
Dickens |
| Richmond & York River
RR Stock 1864 |
Angelos |
| Rome RR 5c 1862 |
HA |
| Rome RR 10c 1862 |
HA |
| Rome RR 15c 1862 |
HA |
| Rome RR 25c 1862 |
HA |
| Savannah, Albany &
Gulf RR 7 pct Stock 1861 |
Angelos |
| Selma, Ala. Bond in support
of the Alabama & Tennessee River RR |
Beach |
| Shelby
& Broad River RR Stock 1864 |
|
| South Carolina RR
uncut $1, 2, 3 |
|
| South Carolina RR 50c 1864 |
Angelos |
| South Side RR Stock 1862 |
HA |
| South Side RR Stock 1864 |
Angelos |
| South Western RR
$5 1862 |
Angelos |
| Southern (of
Mississippi) RR $1 1861 |
|
| Southern (of
Mississippi) RR $2 1861 |
|
| Southern (of Mississippi)
RR $3 1861 |
|
| Southern (of Mississippi) RR
10c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Southern (of
Mississippi)
RR $1 1862 |
|
| Southern Pacific RR
Construction Bond, unissued |
Beach |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Texas RR 50c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Texas RR 50c 1862 |
HA |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas
RR $1 1862 |
HA |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas RR
$2 1862 |
Mullen Coins |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport
& Texas RR $3 1862 |
Mullen Coins |
| Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas
RR $5 1862 |
HA |
| Virginia Central RR $10 1861 |
HA |
| Virginia Central RR $20 1861 |
Angelos |
| Virginia & Tennessee
RR Stock 1861 |
Angelos |
| West Feliciana RR 25c 1862 |
HA |
| West Feliciana RR $1 1862 |
HA |
| West Feliciana RR $2 1862 |
Angelos |
| Western & Atlantic RR
10c 1862 |
Angelos |
| Western & Atlantic RR
25c 1862 |
|
| Western & Atlantic RR 50c 1862 |
|
| Western & Atlantic RR
$1 1862 |
|
| Wills Valley RR 25c 1862 |
HA |
| Wills Valley RR 50c
1862 |
HA |
| Wills Valley RR $1 1862 |
HA |
| Wills Valley RR $3 1862 |
HA |
| Wilmington &
Manchester RR Stock 1862 |
Beach |
| Wilmington
& Manchester RR Stock 1863 |
Larry Baum |
| Wilmington & Weldon RR 5c 1862 |
HA |
| Wilmington & Weldon RR 10c
1862 |
HA |
| Wilmington & Weldon RR 20c 1862 |
HA |
| Wilmington & Weldon RR 25c
1862 |
HA |
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| The images with "Angelos" after them
are provided by Pete Angelos, whose collection can be found at webpages.charter.net/marlofan/index.html |
| The images with "Beach" after them
are from the web site Cigar Box Labels at www.cigarboxlabels.com |
| The images with "Priestly" after them
were provided by Bill Osborne from the collection of Seymour Priestly.
Those labeled Ellison come from Stephen Ellison. Those labeled Dickens are
from Jeff Dickens. |
| The images with "Johnston" after them
were provided by Robert Johnston, whose ancestor, Francis Marion White,
was President of the Mississippi & Tennessee RR during the War. |
| The images with "HA" after them are
from Heritage Auctions at www.ha.com |
| The images with "SMU" after the are from the
DeGoyler Library at the Southern Methodist University |
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