Wilmington & Weldon

The road was chartered in 1833 and was completed in 1840. This was one of the most important roads in the South, being the main line for carrying supplies from the deep south to Richmond and the main route for sending blockade runner supplies from Wilmington to Richmond. 
Black's Number 18 (map)
Track 191 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 52# T-rail
Locomotives 26; 33 names
Cars 182
Stations 28
Officers Most
Passengers 1861 - 1865
Tredegar Purchases All
Produce Deliveries 1863
Significant Documents
NP, WJ 1-29-61
NP, TS 2-16-61
NP, TS 2-23-61
NP, WJ 4-24-61
NP, WJ 5-2-61
NP, WJ 5-6-61
NP, WJ 5-27A-61
NP, RD 5-31-61
NP, WJ 6-8-61
NA, QM 7-6-61
NP, RD 7-15-61
NA, QM 7-19-61
NP, WJ 7-27-61
NP, WJ 8-17-61
NP, WJ 9-6-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 278
NP, WJ 9-9-61
NP, WJ 9-11-61
NP, WJ 9-14-61
LVA, R&P 10-11-61
NP, WJ 10-19-61
NP, WJ 10-19A-61
NP, WJ 10-24-61
LVA, TRED 10-25-61
LVA, TRED 10-28-61
LVA, TRED 10-31-61
LVA, TRED 11-4-61
LVA, TRED 11-4A-61
NP, WJ 11-7-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 376
LVA, TRED 11-13B-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 378
LVA, TRED 11-14-61
NP, WJ 11-14-61
LVA, TRED 11-15-61
NP, WJ 11-16-61
LVA, TRED 11-18C-61
NP, WJ 11-20A-61
NP, WJ 12-10-61
NP, WJ 12-13-61
NP, WJ 12-14-61
NP, WJ 12-16A-61
NA, QM 12-23-61
NP, WJ 12-24-61
NP, WJ 1-4-62
NP, RD 2-8-62
NP, WJ 2-19-62
NP, WJ 2-25-62
NP, TS 3-1-62
NP, RD 3-18A-62
NP, WJ 4-3-62
NP, RD 4-5A-62
NP, WJ 4-7-62
NP, WJ 7-2-62
NP, RR 7-5-62
NP, WJ 7-8-62
NA, QM 7-29-62
NA, QM 7-30-62
NP, WJ 8-5-62
NP, WJ 8-6-62
NP, WJ 9-6-62
NP, RD 9-15-62
NP, WJ 9-15-62
NP, WJ 9-15A-62
NP, RR 9-17-62
NP, WJ 9-20-62
NP, WJ 9-20A-62
NP, WJ 9-29A-62
NP, WJ 9-29B-62
NP, WJ 10-7-62
NP, WJ 10-7A-62
NP, WJ 10-9-62
NP, WJ 10-10-62
NP, WJ 10-10A-62
NP, WJ 10-27-62
NP, WJ 10-28-62
NP, RR 11-8D-62
NP, WJ 11-10-62
NP, WJ 11-11-62
NP, RR 11-12A-62
NP, WJ 11-13-62
NP, WJ 11-15-62
NP, WJ 11-17-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 780
NP, WJ 11-21-62
NP, WJ 11-21A-62
B7, W&W 11-25-62
B7, W&W 11-26-62
NP, WJ 11-27-62
B7, W&M 11-28-62
NA, W&W 12-2-62
NP, WJ 12-2-62
NP, WJ 12-4-62
NP, WJ 12-5-62
B7, W&M 12-6-62
NP, RSJ 12-6-62
NP, WJ 12-15-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 720
NP, WJ 12-18A-62
NP, WJ 12-20-62
NP, WJ 12-20A-62
NP, WJ 12-22-62
NP, WJ 12-23-62
NP, WJ 12-29-62
NP, WJ 12-29A-62
NP, WJ 12-30-62
NP, RD 1-1-63
NP, WJ 1-6-63
NP, RSTD 1-2B-63
NP, WD 1-13-63
NP, WJ 1-17-63
NP, WJ 1-19-63
NP, WJ 1-23-63
NP, WJ 2-2-63
NP, WJ 2-5-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 874
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875A
NP, WJ 2-13-63
RRBA 2-20-1863
NP, WJ 2-20-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875
NP, WJ 2-23-63
NP, WJ 2-24-63
B7, W&W 2-27-63
NP, WJ 3-20-63
NP, WJ 3-21-63
NP, WJ 4-4A-63
NP, RR 4-8-63
NA, W&W 4-9-63
NP, WJ 4-9-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
NP, WJ 4-30-63
NP, RR 5-6-63
NA, QM 6-2-63
NA, W&W 6-5-63
NA, ENG 7-1-63
NA, ENG 7-1A-63
NA, ENG 7-1B-63
NA, ENG 7-1C-63
NP, RR 7-8-63
NA, QM 7-14-63
NP, RR 7-22-63
NP, RD 7-23-63
NP, RSTD 7-24-63
NP, RR 7-25-63
NA, QM 8-13-63
NA, QM 8-19B-63
NA, ENG 8-19-63
NA, ENG 8-22A-63
B7, W&W 8-30-63
NA, ENG 9-2B-63
NA, QM 9-10-63
NA, QM 9-30-63
RRBAT 10-21A-1863
NA, ENG 10-22A-63
RRBAT 10-23C-1863
NP, WD 10-27-63
NA, ENG 11-18-63
NA, W&W 1-8-64
NA, W&W 1-9-64
NA, QM 1-9A-64
NA, QM 1-18-64
NA, QM 1-27-64
NP, RD 2-13A-64
NA, ENG 3-11-64
NA, QM 3-11A-64
NA, QM 3-17-64
NA, QM 3-17A-64
NA, QM 3-18-64
VHS Mss4C76075a2
NP, RCF 3-23-64
NA, QM 3-24-64
NA, QM 3-25-64
NA, QM 3-25D-64
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 258
AR, R&P 4-6-64
AR, R&P 4-7-64
NA, QM 4-12B-64
NA, QM 4-15-64
NA, QM 4-22-64
NA, QM 5-2A-64
NA, QM 5-9-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 987
NA, W&W 6-9-64
NA, QM 6-14A-64
NA, QM 7-26-64
NA, QM 7-26A-64
NA, QM 8-2B-64
NA, QM 9-20A-64
NA, QM 9-28-64
NP, RCF 11-22-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1012
NP, CO 1-30-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1249
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1128
NP, RCF 3-6-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1426
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 687

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