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
Turntables 12
Officers Many
Assets 1861
Bridging Permanent Bridges, Arched Culverts, Trestle Bridges
Machine Shop Ordnance Production 1861
War Losses War Losses
Ticket 1862 Ticket
Memphis Shops & Depot 1858
Huntsville Shops & Depots 1861
Huntsville Passenger Depot Depot1861
Station Outfit Leighton
Locomotives Captured Captured Memphis & Charleston RR Locomotives
Tredegar Purchases All
Annual Reports
7-1-61 President
7-1-61 Chief Engineer
7-1-61 Superintendent
7-1-66 President
7-1-66 Superintendent
Significant Documents
NP, FN 1-1-61
NP, MAV 1-1-61
NP, FG 1-2-61
NP, HSA 1-2-61
NP, MAP 1-2-61
NP, MAP 1-3B-61
NP, MDA 1-7-61
NP, MAP 1-8-61
NP, MAP 1-8A-61
NP, MAP 1-12-61
NP, FG 1-16-61
NP, MAP 1-18-61
NP, MA 1-19A-61
NP, MAP 1-19B-61
NP, RD 1-24-61
NP, C 1-25-61
NP, MA 1-25-61
NP, MAP 1-31A-62
NP, FG 2-6A-61
NP, NUA 2-11A-61
NP, RD 2-13A-61
NP, FG 2-27-61
TN, M&C 3-15-61
NP, FG 3-20-61
NP, CM 3-28-61
NP, MA 4-15-61
NP, CC 4-27B-61
NP, ARG 5-4-61
NA, M&C 6-3-61
NP, VB 6-26-61
NA, QMR 7-4-61
NP, WTW 7-11-61
NA, RR 7-19-61
NA, M&C 8-20-61
UNC, RR 8-31-61
NA, QMR 9-2B-61
NA, QM 9-3C-61
NP, MAP 9-4-61
NP, MAP 9-5-61
NA, QMR 9-11B-61
NA, WD 9-26-61
NA, M&C 10-2-61
GA, W&A 10-3-61
UG, W&A 10-3-61
NA, RRB 10-4-61
NA, QM 10-7-61
NA, QMR 10-11-61
NP, KD 10-17-61
NA, M&C 11-1-61
NA, M&C 11-5-61
LVA, TRED 11-7-61
LVA, TRED 11-7B-61
NP, MAP 11-7A-61
LVA, TRED 11-13C-61
NP, RD 11-18A-61
NA, M&C 11-22-61
NA, QMR 11-26-61
LVA, TRED 11-27-61
NA, RRB 11-29-61
NP, RD 12-9C-61
NP, RD 12-16-61
NA, G 12-17-61
NA, M&C 12-26-61
NP, NOTP 1-1G-62
NP, MAP 1-2-62
NP, MAP 1-2A-62
AL, M&C 1-4-62
AL, M&C 1-6-62
NP, MAP 1-12-62
NP, RD 1-15-62
NP, NOTP 1-18A-62
NP, MAP 1-22-62
NA, M&C 1-24-62
NA, QMR 1-25B-62
NP, NOTP 1-28C-62
NA, QM 2-7-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 7,  Page 156
NP, RD 2-8-62
NP, ASCY 2-8-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 7,  Page 889
NA, QM 2-18-62
NA, SWR 2-18-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 7,  Page 907
NA, WD 2-27-62
NA, M&C 2-28-62
NA, M&C 3-1-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 298
NA, WD 3-6A-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 305
NA, QMR 3-11B-62
NA, WD 3-11-62
NP, SMN 3-12-62
NP, MAP 3-13-62
NA, WD 3-14-62
NA, WD 3-14A-62
NA, WD 3-14B-62
NA, WD 3-15-62
NA, WD 3-15A-62
NA, WD 3-15D-62
NA, WD 3-16-62
NA, WD 3-16A-62
NA, WD 3-16B-62
NA, WD 3-17-62
NA, WD 3-17A-62
NA, WD 3-17B-62
NA, WD 3-17C-62
NA, AOM 3-18-62
NA, WD 3-18-62
NA, WD 3-18A-62
NP, WJ 3-18-62
NA, WD 3-20-62
NA, WD 3-20A-62
NA, WD 3-20B-62
NA, WD 3-20C-62
UG, N&C 3-23-62
NA, M&C 3-29-62
NA, M&C 3-x-62
NA, M&C 4-2-62
NP, MAP 4-2-62
NA, QM 4-4-62
NA, MC 4-8-62
NA, M&C 4-8-62
NA, M&C 4-9-62
NA, M&C 4-9A-62
NA, M&C 4-10-62
NA, M&C 4-10A-62
NA, M&C 4-11-62
NP, MAP 4-11-62
NA, RR 4-12-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 1,  Page 643
NA, M&C 4-14-62
NA, M&C 4-15-62
NA, RR 4-15-62
NP, MAP 4-16-62
NP, RD 4-17-62
NA, M&C 4-18-62
NA, RR 4-18-62
NA, M&C 4-19-62
NA, RR 4-19-62
NP, NOTP 4-19-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2,  Page 429
NA, M&C 4-20-62
NA, RR 4-20-62
NP, RD 4-21-62
NP, WJ 4-22-62
NA, QMR 4-23-62
NA, M&C 4-24-62
NA, M&C 4-25-62
NA, M&C 4-27-62
NA, M&C 4-27A-62
NA, RR 4-27-62
NA, RR 4-28A-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2,  Page 441
NA, M&C 4-x-62
NA, RR 5-1-62
NP, MAP 5-4A-62
NA, M&C 5-6-62
MA, MC 5-6-62
NP, MAP 5-6-62
NA, RR 5-8-62
NA, RR 5-8A-62
NP, RD 5-8A-62
NP, MAP 5-10B-62
NP, MAP 5-11A-62
NA, M&C 5-21-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2,  Page 570
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 2, Page 591
NP, ASCY 6-10-62
NP, ASCY 6-13-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 17, Part 2, Page 609
OR Series 1, Vol. 10, Part 1,  Page 871
NA, WD 6-29-62
NA, M&C 8-12-62
NA, QMR 8-21-62
NA, C 9-10-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 834
OR Series 1, Vol. 16, Part 2, Page 836
NA, C 9-16-62
NP, RSTD 9-24E-62
MA, MC 10-1-62
NP, CDR 10-1A-62
NA, DET 10-6A-62
NA, DET 10-6B-62
NA, QMR 10-15A-62
NP, CDR 10-18-62
NA, DET 10-20-62
MA, MC 10-22-62
AL, M&C 11-1-62
NP, ASCY 11-2-62
AL, M&C 11-3-62
NA, DET 11-6-62
NA, ENG 11-6-62
AL, M&C 11-14-62
AL, M&C 11-15-62
NP, MM 11-15A-62
NA, QMR 11-17B-62
AL, M&C 11-18-62
RRBA 11-22-1862
NP, HT 11-24-62
NA, DMEL 12-7-62
NA, DMEL 12-7A-62
NA, ENG 12-23-62
RRBA 12-26-1862
AHC, LPG 1-13-63
NA, M&C 1-30-63
NA, RRB 1-30-63
NA, M&C 2-9-63
NA, M&C 2-12-63
NA, M&C 2-14-63
NA, M&C 2-16-63
NA, M&C 2-24-63
NA, M&C 2-25-63
NA, QMR 3-6E-63
NA, M&C 3-25-63
NP, HC 3-26-63
NP, ASCY 4-2-63
NA, QM 4-10A-63
NA, QM 4-10C-63
NA, QMR 4-10-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
NA, RRB 4-23-63
NA, DMEL 4-28A-63
NA, QM 5-11-63
NA, QM 5-13-63
NA, QMR 5-18-63
NA, AG 5-27-63
NA, QM 6-12-63
NA, QM 6-23-63
NP, SR 6-25-63
NP, ASCY 7-6A-63
NP, SMN 7-10-63
NA, M&C 7-25-63
NA, M&C 7-28-63
NA, QMR 8-11-63
NP, RD 8-29A-63
H, RRB 9-9C-63
H, RRB 9-11B-63
NA, QMR 10-3A-63
RRBAT 10-12-1863
NA, QMR 11-18-63
AR, A&G 1-1-64 S
NA, QMR 1-5-64
NP, RD 1-5A-64
NA, DW 1-25-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 3, Page 663
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 3, Page 804
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 3, Page 806
NA, RRBT 4-26-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 32, Part 3, Page 800
NA, RRBT 5-4-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 38, Part 4, Page 685
NA, DAMEL 5-9-64
NA, DAMEL 5-11A-64
NA, DAMEL 5-11B-64
NA, DAMEL 5-11C-64
NA, DAMEL 5-12B-64
NA, DAMEL 5-15A-64
NA, DAMEL 5-15B-64
NA, DAMELA 5-16-64
NA, QM 5-16-64
NP, CM 5-20-64
NA, DAMSELA 5-23-64
NA, DAMEL 6-15-64
NP, SR 6-25-64
NA, QMR 7-18A-64
NA, QMR 9-29A-64
NA, QMR 10-3-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 844
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 844A
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 845
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 846
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 1, Page 796
NA, DAMELA 10-25-64
NA, DAMELA 10-26A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 855
NP, TAR 10-27-64
MISC, M&C 10-28-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 864
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 772
OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 772A
MISC, M&C 11-7-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 900
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 902
OR Series 1, Vol. 39, Part 3, Page 912
OR Series 1, Vol. 45, Part 1, Page 1212
OR Series 1, Vol. 45, Part 2, Page 656
NP, RE 12-8-64
NA, QM 12-10-64
NP, FO 12-12-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 45, Part 2, Page 685
NA, DAMELA 12-20-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 45, Part 2, Page 716
NA, QM 1-13-65
NA, QMR 1-28C-65
NA, SM 3-16-65
UA, SIW 3-20-65
NA, DAMEL 4-27-65
NA, DAMEL 5-8-65
NA, RRB 5-24-65
OR Series 3, Vol. 5,  Page 933
OR Series 3, Vol. 5,  Page 974

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