Southern (of Mississippi) Locomotives

1865 report by the President says that the road started the war with 20 locomotives.
1861 or early 1862 Dragon purchased from New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR.

1863

Hercules was wrecked when the Chunkey Creek Bridge collapsed, February 19.
Leased Wood, Malloy, Titus, Shephard, Woodruf and Taylor from the Memphis & Ohio RR
Name Number Type Date Builder Weight Cylinders Driver Diam
Alabama   4x4x0  1851 Norris 13   54"
Chittoloosa   4x4x0 1850 Baldwin 13 11.75"x20" 60"
Choctaw   4x4x0 1852 Tredegar 14 13"x20" 48"
Corsair   4x4x0 10/1860 Baldwin 18 12.5"x22" 60"
Fire Fly   4x4x0 5/1860 Baldwin 18 12.5"x22" 60"
Georgia   4x4x0 5/1860 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 56"
Hercules   4x4x0 9/1860 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 56"
W. A. Lake   4x4x0 1859 Norris 14 11"x24" 48"
Louisiana   4x4x0 1856 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 60"
Mazeppa   4x4x0 8/1860 Baldwin 18 12.5"x22" 60"
Mississippi   4x4x0 6/1860 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 56"
President   4x4x0 6/1853 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 54"
W. C. Smedes   4x4x0 1859 Norris 14 11"x24" 60"
Tallasooba   4x4x0 1853 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 54"
Tuscalameta   4x4x0 1857 Norris 14 10.5"x24" 60"
Vicksburg   4x4x0 8/1860 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 56"
Vulcan   4x4x0 9/1860 Baldwin 20 13.5"x22" 56"
George Yerger   4x4x0 1856 Baldwin 20 13.5"x24" 60"
Dragon   4x4x0 12/1859 Norris 26 13"x24" 54"

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