North Carolina |
The road's charter was granted in
1849, construction began in 1851 and was completed in 1856.
The road was a crucial link in supplying Richmond and its army from
North Carolina's production and from central South Carolina and
westward. When the Piedmont Railroad was completed between Danville,
Virginia and Greensboro, North Carolina, the Charlotte to Greensboro
section gained even more significance. The road also proved a major source of
cotton for Wilmington for payment for blockade runner goods. In late
1864 and 1865, it was the road supplying and moving General Johnston's
army in front of Sherman.
Unprecedented traffic, scarcity of supplies, and a reduction of
available manpower caused the road to become almost impassable from the
fall of 1862 to the spring of 1863. The road was restored when the army
was called in and used conscripted labor. By August 1864, the road was
evaluated as one of the best roads in the Confederacy (despite the
common problem of worn rails).
The road added at least 5 locomotives by lease from captured roads or
purchase from the Confederate government. 179 cars were added, by lease,
government loan or production in the road's own shops, through 1862.
Even so, the road needed at least four more locomotives and 100 more
cars to meet its load requirements.
See Sample Raleigh Shipments
|
Black's Number |
20 (map) |
Track |
240 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 60# T-rail |
Locomotives |
23; 35 names |
Cars |
313 |
Stations |
29 |
Officers |
All for all years |
Slave Hires |
1862,
1864 |
Locomotive Usage |
1861,
1862,
1863, 1864 |
Passengers |
1861 - 1865 |
Tredegar Purchases |
All |
Foundry Castings |
1861 - 1862 |
Shops |
All |
Annual Reports |
|
Significant Documents |
NP,
GRNT 1-5-61 |
NP, CC 1-7-61 |
NP, CW 1-8A-61 |
NP, WD 1-8-61 |
NP, NCW 1-29A-61 |
NP, RD 2-14-61 |
NP, RD 2-28-61 |
NCRR, NC
4-12-61 |
NA,
NC 5-3-61 |
NP, RD
5-30-61 |
LVA, TRED 6-18-61 |
NP, CW 7-1-61 |
NCRR, NC
7-5-61 |
NP, CW 7-8-61 |
NP, RSTD 7-10-61 |
NP, RSTD 7-10B-61 |
NCRR, NC
7-12-61 |
NP, WD
7-16-61 |
NP, CW 7-18-61 |
NP, GP 7-18-61 |
NP, RD 7-19-61 |
NP, RSTD 7-24-61 |
NP, RSTD 7-31-61 |
NCRR, NC
8-15-61 |
NCRR, NC
9-9-61 |
NA, QM
9-2A-61 |
NP, RD
9-23B-61 |
NCRR, NC
10-6-61 |
NP, RSTD 10-30B-61 |
NP, RR 11-2-61 |
NP, RSTD 11-6B-61 |
NA, NC
11-14-61 |
NP, CW 11-18-61 |
NP, CW 11-25-61 |
NCRR, NC
11-29-61 |
NA, QMR
11-30-61 |
NA, QM
12-3A-61 |
NP, WJ 12-17-61 |
NP, RSTD 12-18-61 |
NA, CSN
12-26-61 |
NP, WJ 1-4-62 |
NP, DB 1-9E-62 |
NA, NC
1-10A-62 |
NP, CW 1-20-62 |
NP, CW 1-27-62 |
NP, WD 1-28-62 |
NA,
W&W 1-29-62 |
NP, RSTD 1-29A-62 |
NP, CW 2-3A-62 |
NCRR, NC
2-7-62 |
NCA, P 2-8-62 |
NP, GP 2-11-62 |
NP, HR 2-12-62 |
NP, RR 2-12-62 |
NP, RSTD 2-12-62 |
NP, RSTD 2-12A-62 |
NP, CM 2-13-62 |
NP, GP 2-13-62 |
NP, GP 2-13A-62 |
NP, RR 2-15B-62 |
NP, RR 2-15C-62 |
NP, CW 2-17-62 |
NP, RSTD 3-5-62 |
NCRR, NC
3-14-62 |
NP, WD
3-19-62 |
NA,
RR 3-27-62 |
NP, RR 3-29A-62 |
NA, QM 4-2-62 |
NP, RSJ 4-2-62 |
NP, RSJ 4-5-62 |
NP, WJ 4-7A-62 |
NA,
RR 4-16-62 |
NA, QMR
4-17-62 |
NP, RR 4-19-62 |
NA, RR
4-26A-62 |
NP, RSTD 4-30-62 |
NA,
RR 5-1A-62 |
NA,
RR 5-5-62 |
NA,
SWT 5-8-62 |
NA,
SWR 5-9-62 |
NA,
SWT 5-9-62 |
NP, GP 5-22-62 |
NP, WJ 5-23-62 |
NP, CW 5-26-62 |
NA, QMR
6-2-62 |
NP, RSTD 6-4C-62 |
NP, GP 6-5-62 |
NP, HT 6-6-62 |
NP, CW 6-9-62 |
NP, WJ 6-11-62 |
NA, QMR
6-17-62 |
NP, RR 6-21-62 |
NP, RSTD 7-2-62 |
NA, QMR
7-3-62 |
NP, GP 7-3-62 |
NA,
RR 7-8A-62 |
NP, RR 7-9-62 |
NP, RSTD 7-9-62 |
NP, RSTD 7-9B-62 |
NP, RSTD 7-9C-62 |
NP, GP 7-10-62 |
NP, WJ 7-10-62 |
NP, CW 7-14-62 |
NP, WJ 7-14-62 |
NP, GP 7-17-62 |
NP, RR 7-16-62 |
NCRR, NC
7-18-62 |
NP, WJ 7-19-62 |
NA,
RR 7-21-62 |
NP, RSTD 7-23-62 |
NA, DNV
7-27-62 |
NA, QMR
7-28-62 |
NA,
RR 8-4-62 |
NA, QMR
8-12-62 |
NP, RSTD 8-13-62 |
NP, GP 8-14-62 |
NA, QMR
8-15B-62 |
NA, QMR
8-18-62 |
NA, QMR
8-28B-62 |
NA, QMR
8-29A-62 |
NA, QMR
8-29B-62 |
NCRR, NC
8-29-62 |
NA, NC
8-30-62 |
NA, QMR
9-8A-62 |
NA, MA
9-9B-62 |
NP, CM
9-12-62 |
NA,
CSN 9-19-62 |
NP, RR 10-4-62 |
NA, QMR
10-7A-62 |
NA, QMR
10-7B-62 |
NP, RSTD 10-8A-62 |
NP, CW 10-13A-62 |
NA, QMR
10-15-62 |
NP, RR 10-15-62 |
NP, RSTD 10-15-62 |
NP, GP 10-16C-62 |
NA, ENG 10-22-62 |
NP, RSTD 10-22-62 |
NP, RSTD 10-29A-62 |
NA, NC
10-28-62 |
NA, NC
11-5-62 |
NA, NC
11-12-62 |
NA,
RR 11-16A-62 |
NA,
RR 11-19-62 |
NCRR, NC
11-21-62 |
NA,
RR 11-27-62 |
NA,
W&M 12-4-62 |
NP, RSJ 12-15-62 |
NP, RSTD 12-17-62 |
NA,
RR 12-19-62 |
NP, RSTD 1-13-63 |
NA, QMR
1-16A-63 |
NP, RSTD 1-20-63 |
NP, RSTD 1-20B-63 |
NP, WD 1-20A-63 |
NA, QMR
1-21-63 |
NP, RSTD 1-21-63 |
NP, RSTD 1-21A-63 |
NP, LV 1-24-63 |
NA, QMR
1-27C-63 |
NP, RR 1-28-63 |
NA, QMR
1-29A-63 |
NA, QMR
1-31-63 |
NA,
SWT 2-5-63 |
NA,
RR 2-6-63 |
NA, QMR
2-7-63 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 874 |
NA, QMR
2-12-63 |
NA, ENG
2-13A-63 |
NA, QMR
2-14A-63 |
NA, QM
2-16A-63 |
NA, ML
2-17-63 |
NP, REX
2-18B-62 |
NA, QMR
2-20B-63 |
RRBA 2-20-1863 |
NA,
RRB 2-22-63 |
B7, NC 2-26-63 |
NCRR, NC
2-27-63 |
NA, NC 3-3-63 |
NA, SWR
3-3-63 |
NA,
NC 3-12-63 |
NP, CW 3-16A-63 |
NP, RS 3-18-63 |
NP, FO 3-19-63 |
NA, NC
3-20-63 |
NA, QM
3-21D-63 |
NP, GP 3-21-63 |
NA, SWR
3-31-63 |
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 |
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487 |
AR, WNC 4-18-63 |
AR, R&G 4-20-63 |
AR, R&G 4-21-63 |
NP, RSTD 4-28-63 |
NP, RR 5-2-63 |
NA, RR
5-4B-63 |
NA, NC 5-7-63 |
NA, QMR
5-7-63 |
NA, QMR
5-7A-63 |
NP, WD 5-12-63 |
NCRR, NC
5-17-63 |
NA, QMR
5-26A-63 |
NP, WD 5-26-63 |
NA, QMR
6-5-63 |
NA,
MG 6-11-63 |
NP, RSTD 6-23B-63 |
NA, QM 6-24-63 |
NP, RR 6-24-63 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 939 |
NA,
CSN 6-29-63 |
NP, CW 6-29-63 |
NP, GP 7-2-63 |
NA, QMR
7-8B-63 |
NA, QMR
7-11-63 |
NP, CW 7-13-63 |
NP, RSTD 7-14-63 |
NP, RSTD 7-16-63 |
NP, FO 7-16-63 |
NP, RS 7-23A-63 |
NA, QMR
7-24-63 |
NA, NC
7-27-63 |
NCRR, NC
7-31-63 |
LVA, RRB 8-6-63 |
NA, QMR
8-8E-63 |
NP, DB 8-10B-63 |
NA, QMR
8-13-63 |
NA, QMR
8-24-63 |
NCA, RRB
8-25-63 |
NP, WD 8-25A-63 |
NCA, RRB
8-29-63 |
NA, QMR
8-29-63 |
NA, NC
8-30-63 |
NP, RSTD 9-1-63 |
NA, QMR
9-4-63 |
NCA, RRB
9-8-63 |
NCA, RRB
9-10-63 |
NA,
RR 9-19A-63 |
NCA, RRB
9-29-63 |
NA, NC
10-3-63 |
NA, NC
10-5-63 |
NCA, RRB
10-19-63 |
NCA, RRB
10-25-63 |
NCA, RRB
10-26-63 |
NA, NC
10-27-63 |
NP, FO 10-29-63 |
NCA, RRB
11-1-63 |
NCA, RRB
11-3-63 |
NA, QMR
11-17C-63 |
NA, NC
11-21-63 |
NA, QMR
11-25A-63 |
NA,
RRB 11-25A-63 |
NA,
SWR 11-28-63 |
NA, ENG 12-1B-63 |
NP, WD
12-2-63 |
NA, QM 12-12-63 |
NP, GP 12-24A-63 |
NA, QMR
1-7-64 |
NA,
NC 1-8-64 |
NA, QM 1-9A-64 |
NCRR, NC
1-22-64 |
NA, NC
1-24-64 |
NA, ENG 1-28-64 |
NP, RCF 1-29-64 |
NA, QMR
2-2C-64 |
NA, NC 2-3-64 |
NA, QMR
2-4-64 |
NA, QMR
2-5-64 |
NA, CS 2-8-64 |
NA, NC
2-10-64 |
NA, QMR
2-12A-64 |
NA, QMR
2-12B-64 |
NP, RD 2-15-64 |
NA,
NC 2-16-64 |
NA, QMR
2-18-64 |
NA,
NC 2-22-64 |
NA, QM 2-24-64 |
NA, QMR
2-24-63 |
NCRR, NC
3-4-64 |
NA, NC
3-8-64 |
NA, QMR
3-12A-64 |
NA, QM 3-18A-64 |
NA, QM 3-22-64 |
NCRR, NC
3-22-64 |
NA, QM 3-25A-64 |
NCRR, NC
3-30-64 |
NA, ENG 4-2B-64 |
NA, QMR
4-7-64 |
NA, CS 4-9-64 |
NA, QM 4-9-64 |
NA, CS
4-11-64 |
NA, CS
4-13-64 |
NA, QMR
4-13-64 |
NP, RCF 4-13-64 |
NP, GP 4-14A-64 |
NA, CS
4-15-64 |
NA, CS
4-19-64 |
NA,
MG 4-20-64 |
NA, CS
4-21-64 |
NA, QMR
4-29-64 |
NA, CS
4-30-64 |
NA, CS 5-1-64 |
NP, CW 5-2-64 |
NA, QMR
5-5C-64 |
NA, QMR
5-19A-64 |
NA, QM 6-1-64 |
NP, RD 6-2-64 |
NA, QMR
6-8C-64 |
NA, QMR
6-14B-64 |
NCA, NC
6-20-64 |
NP, RCS 6-22-64 |
NA, QMR
6-28C-64 |
NP, CWG 6-28B-64 |
NP, RCS 6-29-64 |
NP, GP 6-30-64 |
NP, LL
7-5A-64 |
NA, QM 7-8-64 |
NA, QM 7-9-64 |
NA, DSCGF
7-10-64 |
NA, DSCGF
7-10A-64 |
NA, ENGR
7-11-64 |
NP, CW 7-11-64 |
NP, CW 7-11A-64 |
NP, CM
7-16-64 |
NP, RCS 7-20-64 |
NP, RCS 7-20A-64 |
NP, RCS 7-20B-64 |
NP, GP 7-21-64 |
NP, WJ
7-21-64 |
NA, ENG
7-24-64 |
NA, QM 7-25-64 |
NA, QM 7-26B-64 |
NA, QM
7-26E-64 |
NP, RCS 7-27-64 |
NA,
MG 7-31A-64 |
NA, QMR
8-1-64 |
NCRR, NC
8-2-64 |
NP, LL
8-2-64 |
NA, QMR
8-6-64 |
NA, QMR
8-16C-64 |
NA, QMR
8-16D-64 |
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 598 |
NA, QMR
8-24-64 |
NA,
NC 9-6-64 |
NP, CW 9-12-64 |
NP, WJ
9-22-64 |
NA, ENGR
9-25-64 |
NA, QM 9-28-64 |
NP, WJ
9-29-64 |
NA, SWR
10-10-64 |
NCRR, NC
10-11-64 |
NA, SWR
10-13-64 |
NA, NC
10-18-64 |
NA,
SW 10-18-64 |
NA, SWR
10-21-64 |
NA, QMR
10-25B-64 |
NA, QM 10-27-64 |
NA, QM
10-31A-64 |
NA, QM
11-1-64 |
NA, QM
11-5-64 |
NA, NC
11-7-64 |
NA, NC
11-7A-64 |
NA, QMR
11-12B-64 |
NA, ENGR
11-25-64 |
NP, RCF 12-14-64 |
NA,
SWR 12-15-64 |
NA, QM 12-15-64 |
NA, QM
12-22A-64 |
NP, LV 12-25-64 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 1319 |
NP, WD
12-27-64 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1334 |
NA, QMR
12-30A-64 |
NA,
QM 12-31B-64 |
NA,
W&W 12-31-64 |
NA,
QM 1-2A-65 |
NA,
QM 1-2B-65 |
NA,
RRB 1-3-65 |
NA, QM 1-4A-65 |
NA, QMR
1-5C-65 |
NP, RDP
1-5-65 |
NA, QM
1-6A-65 |
NP, RCF 1-6-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1026 |
NP, RW
1-10-65 |
NA, QMR
1-12C-65 |
NP, AC 1-15-65 |
NP, CO 1-16-65 |
NP, CO 1-16A-65 |
NP, CO 1-16D-65 |
NP, RSTD 1-18-65 |
NA, QMR
1-19B-65 |
NP, RCF 1-20-65 |
NA,
RRB 1-23-65 |
NP, RD 1-23-65 |
NP, CO 1-23-65 |
NA,
RRB 1-26A-65 |
NP, CR 1-26B-65 |
NP, RCF 1-30-65 |
COC, C&S 1-x-65 |
NP, AI
2-2-65 |
NA,
RRB 2-4-65 |
NA,
RRB 2-4A-65 |
NA, CS 2-5-64 |
NP, CO 2-6-65 |
NP, CO 2-6A-65 |
NP, RCF 2-7A-65 |
NA,
RRB 2-13-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1223 |
NA, QMR
2-19-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1231 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1239 |
OR Series 2, Vol. 8, Page 287 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1246 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1249 |
NP, MT 2-27-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1290 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1311 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1312 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1313 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1052 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1321 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1323 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1324 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1328 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1329 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1330 |
NP, MAP 3-6-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1080 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1331 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1334 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1343 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1344 |
NP, AC 3-8-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1360 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1053 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1365 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1368 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1374 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1378 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1393 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1400 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1407 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1408 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1425 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1444 |
D, RRB 3-20-65 |
D, RRB
3-20A-65 |
NA,
SWT 3-23-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 693 |
LVA, NC 3-26-65 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 712 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 723 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 724 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 726 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 789 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 790 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 790A |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 791 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 796 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 801 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 812 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 841 |
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 850 |
OR Series 3, Vol. 5, Page 933 |
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