|
Petersburg |
| The road was chartered in 1830.
Construction began in 1832 and was completed in 1833. It was a critical
link in the flow of supplies from the rest of the South and the blockade
running ports of Wilmington and Charleston to Richmond. |
| Black's Number |
12 (map) |
| Track |
81 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 50# U & T-rail |
| Locomotives |
13; 14 names |
| Cars |
180 |
| Stations |
11 |
| Officers |
Most |
| Inventories |
January 1, 1862 |
| Passengers & Freight |
1861 |
| Passengers |
1863 |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, RD 1-2-61 |
| NP, RD 5-2-61 |
| NP, RD 5-31-61 |
| NP, RD 6-18A-61 |
| NP, RD 7-22-61 |
| NP, WJ 9-12-61 |
| LVA, TRED 10-5-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-11-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-16-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-20-61 |
| LVA, TRED 11-13A-61 |
| NA, QM 11-27-61 |
| LVA, R&P 12-21-61 |
| NP, RR 12-25-61 |
| NP, RD 1-14A-62 |
| NP, HR 1-22-62 |
| NP, RD 2-8-62 |
| NA, QM 4-21A-62 |
| NP, RD 5-5A-62 |
| NP, RD 5-6-62 |
| NP, WJ 7-2-62 |
| NP, RR 11-8D-62 |
| LVA, TRED 11-29-62 |
| LVA, TRED 12-10-62 |
| LVA, TRED 1-6-63 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875A |
| NP, WJ
4-9-63 |
| B7, WC&R 5-18-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-4-63 |
| NP, RD 6-17-63 |
| NP, RR 8-1A-63 |
| NA, ENG 8-6-63 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 736 |
| NA, QM 1-9A-64 |
| NA, QM 1-18-64 |
| NA, ENG 1-18-64 |
| NA, ENG 1-26-64 |
| NA, QM 3-13A-64 |
| LVA, TRED 3-17-64 |
| NP, RD 3-18-64 |
| AR, R&P 4-6-64 |
| AR, R&P 4-7-64 |
| NP, RD 5-11-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 987 |
| NP, RD 6-4-64 |
| NP, RD 6-25-64 |
| NP, RD 6-27A-64 |
| NA, QM 6-29B-64 |
| NA, QM 6-30-64 |
| NA, QM 7-4A-64 |
| NA, QM 7-7-64 |
| NP, RD 7-9-64 |
| B4, LEE 7-21-64 |
| NA, QM 8-20-64 |
| B3, LEE 8-22-64 |
| NP, RD 8-26-64 |
| NP, RD 8-26A-64 |
| NP, RD 8-30A-64 |
| NA, QM 9-28-64 |
| NA, QM 9-30-64 |
| NA, QM 10-5-64 |
| NA, QM 10-13-64 |
| NP, AC 12-15-64 |
| NA, QM 1-4-65 |
| NP, CO 1-16B-65 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1426 |
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