|
Memphis & Charleston |
| This extremely valuable
cross-Confederacy road was chartered by Tennessee in 1846, Alabama in
1850, and Mississippi in 1851. Construction of the new road, and reconstruction of included older
roads, began in 1851 and was completed in 1857. The road ran from
Memphis to Stevenson, Alabama on its own track and into Chattanooga on
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad track.
This vital road was lost in April 1862 when its eastern headquarters,
Huntsville, Alabama was captured. The loss of Memphis and Corinth,
Mississippi completed the destruction of this east-west link.
|
| Black's Number |
66 (map) |
| Track |
311 miles of 5 foot gauge of 60# T-rail |
| Locomotives |
50; 50 names |
| Cars |
805 |
| Stations |
40 |
| Officers |
Many |
| Assets |
1861 |
| Bridging |
Permanent Bridges,
Arched Culverts,
Trestle Bridges |
| War Losses |
War Losses |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, HSA 1-2-61 |
| NP, MA 1-19A-61 |
| NP, RD 1-24-61 |
| NP, MA 1-25-61 |
| NP, RD 2-13A-61 |
| TN, M&C 3-15-61 |
| NP, MA 4-15-61 |
| UNC, RR 8-31-61 |
| NA, QM 9-3C-61 |
| NA, QM 10-7-61 |
| NP,
KD 10-17-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-7-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-7B-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-13C-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-27-61 |
| NP, RD 12-9C-61 |
| NA, G 12-17-61 |
| NP, NOTP 1-1G-62 |
| NP, RD 1-15-62 |
| NP, NOTP 1-18A-62 |
| NP, NOTP 1-28C-62 |
| NA, QM 2-7-62 |
| NP, RD 2-8-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 7, Page 889 |
| NA, QM 2-18-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 305 |
| NA, QM 4-4-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 1, Page 643 |
| NP, RD 4-17-62 |
| NA, M&C
4-19-62 |
| NP, NOTP 4-19-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 429 |
| NP, WJ 4-22-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 441 |
| MA, MC 5-6-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 1, Page 871 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 836 |
| MA, MC 10-1-62 |
| MA, MC 10-22-62 |
| NA, ENG 11-6-62 |
| NP, HT 11-24-62 |
| RRBA 11-22-1862 |
| NA, ENG 12-23-62 |
| RRBA 12-26-1862 |
| NP, HC 3-26-63 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 |
| NA, QM 5-11-63 |
| NA, QM 5-13-63 |
| NA, AG 5-27-63 |
| NA, QM 6-12-63 |
| NP, RD 8-29A-63 |
| RRBAT 10-12-1863 |
| NP, RD 1-5A-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 3, Page 806 |
| NA, QM 5-16-64 |
| NP, CM 5-20-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part
3, Page 855 |
| NP, TAR 10-27-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 864 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 902 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 45, Part 1, Page 1212 |
| NP, RE 12-8-64 |
| NA, QM 12-10-64 |
| NA, QM 1-13-65 |
| UA, SIW 3-20-65 |
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