|
Route No. 1
|
| Chattanooga to Selma, via Kingston, Rome and
Jacksonville |
| Chattanooga |
to |
Kingston |
78 miles |
Rail |
| Kingston |
to |
Rome |
17
" |
" |
| Rome |
to |
Jacksonville |
64
" |
Land March |
| Jacksonville |
to |
Selma |
145
" |
Rail |
|
| The march from Rome to Jacksonville is
over the finest Roads, and can be made in 2 days. It is a Valley
Road. |
|
Time |
| Chattanooga to Rome |
9 h. 30 m. |
| Rome to Jacksonville |
48 0 |
| Jacksonville to Selma |
14 30 |
|
72 Hours to Selma |
|
| The same cars can run from Jacksonville
to Demopolis, and but one change of cars is necessary between
Jacksonville and Jackson, Mississippi at Demopolis where the line is
broken in consequence of the Bridge across the Tombigbee River not
being built. |
| Capacity: about 2500 men daily |
| |
|
Route No. 2 |
| From Chattanooga to Selma vial Atlanta, West Point
and Montgomery |
| Chattanooga |
to |
Atlanta |
138 miles |
Rail |
| Atlanta |
to |
West Point |
85
" |
" |
| West Point |
to |
Montgomery |
88
" |
" |
| Montgomery |
to |
Selma |
100
" |
Steamboat |
|
|
Time |
| Chattanooga to Atlanta |
14 hours |
| Atlanta to West Point |
8 1/2 " |
| West Point to Montgomery |
9
" |
| Montgomery to Selma |
14 " |
|
45 1/2 hours |
|
| The change of guage at W. Point renders
it necessary to change cars and that everything should be measured
to the capacity of the Road between W. P. and Montgomery. |
| By this Route troops would change cars
at West Point, Montgomery & Selma. |
| Capacity: about 2500 men daily |
| |
|
Route No. 3 |
| Chattanooga to Selma via Atlanta, Macon, Columbus,
Chunnuggee, Montgomery to Selma |
| Chattanooga |
to |
Columbus |
338 miles |
R. Road |
| Columbus |
to |
Chunnuggee |
52
" |
" |
| Chunnuggee |
to |
Montgomery |
36
" |
Land March |
| Montgomery |
to |
Selma |
100 " |
Boat |
|
|
|
1526 miles |
|
|
|
Time |
| Chattanooga to Chunnuggee |
39 hours |
Rail |
| Chunnuggee to Montgomery |
36 " |
March |
| Montgomery to Selma |
14 " |
Boat |
|
89 H. |
|
|
| Troops from Chattanooga to Columbus
without change of cars, then 1 mile across the River to Girard
thence to Chunnuggee. |
| Capacity: 2500 men daily |
|
Resume |
| Route No 1 Time 72 Hours to Selma 1 transshipment |
|
" "
2 " 45 1/2
" "
"
3 " |
|
" "
3 "
89
" "
"
3 " |
| For Route No 1 communicate with Wm
Rothrock Supt at Selma from Jacksonville Southwards |
| For No 2 communicate with D. H. Crane Supt Montgomery |
| From Selma to Meridian communicate with Samuel Tate
Demopolis Ala |
| {There is not date, address or
signature on the document. I am guessing this was produced in the
late spring of 1863, when the need to counter Grant's moves against
Vicksburg was causing the War Department to do movement planning. I
am giving the document the date of 4/1/63 only to get it seen with
the appropriate calendar events.} |