Union Documents on Confederate Railroads 1861-5

Below are transcripts of original documents of the Federal government related to Confederate railroads and their issues, newspaper articles and any other Northern documents written during the War that bear on Confederate railroads.  My comments, additions, or corrections are {entered thus}

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1861-5
NP, DI 5-27-61 Coal trains stopped at Harper's Ferry
NP, JT 5-28-61 Stoppage of train on the Baltimore & Ohio RR
NP, DI 5-29-61 Baltimore & Ohio RR blocked by rock on the track
NP, BE 6-4-61 Captures at the Orange & Alexandria RR depot
ORN Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 695 Schooner cargo of RR iron
NP, AS 6-5-61 Captures at the Orange & Alexandria RR depot
NP, NYT 6-7-61 13 locomotives captured at Williamsport and taken to Harpers Ferry
NP, NR 6-10-61 Baltimore & Ohio RR bridges burned near Harper's Ferry
NP, BE 6-17-61 B&O rescues some cars from near Harper's Ferry
NP, GC 6-17-61 Destruction of Harper's Ferry
NP, NR 6-17-61 Baltimore & Ohio RR obstruction removed near Harper's Ferry
NP, NYT 6-17-61 70 Martinsburg locomotives burned
NP, AS 6-19-61 Locomotives in Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry
NP, AS 6-19A-61 Destruction of bridges at Harper's Ferry and Martinsville
NP, AS 6-19B-61 Destroyed Baltimore & Ohio RR property in Martinsburg
NP, AS 6-19C-61 Alexander, Loudon & Hampshire RR bridges burned
OR Series 1, Vol. 2, Page 115 Baltimore & Ohio RR locomotives and cars burned
ORN Series 1, Vol. 16, Page 560 Schooner with RR iron cargo
ORN Series 1, Vol. 16, Page 560 Capture of schooner with RR iron on board
NP, BE 6-25-61 B&O rolling stock destroyed
NP, NYT 6-25-61 48 locomotives reported burned
NP, WS 6-25-61 Destruction at Martinsburg
OR Series 1, Vol. 2, Page 116 Thirty-five locomotives destroyed at Martinsville
NP, AS 6-26-61 Destruction at Martinsburg
NP, NR 6-26-61 Destruction of locomotives and cars
NP, NYT 6-26-61 Destruction at Martinsburg detailed
NP, NYH 6-27-61 Rolling stock destroyed
ORN Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 753 RR iron shipments to Wilmington
ORN Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 753 RR iron on schooner
NP, DI 6-28-61 Martinsburg locomotives burned
NP, CW 6-29-61 Martinsburg locomotives burned
NP, DI 6-29-61 Martinsburg rolling stock burned
NP, DI 7-1-61 Destruction cost at Martinsburg
NP, NYT 7-1-61 Destruction at Martinsburg
NP, AS 7-3-61 46 locomotives destroyed west of Harper's Ferry
NP, AU 7-6-61 Locomotives burned
NP, AU 7-6A-61 Capt. E. M. Price removing rolling stock from Harper's Ferry
NP, DE 7-11-61 Destruction of cars and bridges
NP, NR 7-12-61 Burned cars and locomotives
NP, NYT 7-17-61 52 locomotives destroyed at Martinsburg
NP, HW 7-20-61 Sketches of destruction near Harpers Ferry
NP, NYT 8-25-61 5 locomotives being removed from Martinsburg
NP, NYH 8-27-61 2 locomotives from Leesburg
NP, NR 8-30-61 2 locomotives and machinery removed
OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 587 Report of 9 miles of track and 5 locomotives taken from Martinsburg
NP, AS 9-11-61 5 locomotives have been removed from Martinsburg
NP, NYT 9-13-61 7 or 8 locomotives being removed
NP, NYT 9-27-61 3 locomotives have been removed
B16, B&O 9-30-61 Company report of damage and loss
NP, NR 10-3-61 Still dismantling locomotives
NP, NYH 10-3-61 Still dismantling locomotives
NP, NR 10-11-61 Debris of locomotive movement still in Winchester
NP, NYH 10-15-61 Destruction on the Baltimore & Ohio RR
NP, AS 10-23-61 Alexander, Loudon & Hampshire RR rails removed
NP, LN 11-10-61 Everything belonging to the Baltimore & Ohio RR in Martinsburg has been removed
BO 12-2-1861 Iron still being removed
NP, MCS 12-13-61 Taking Federal control of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
NP, LN 12-18-61 Another locomotive has been removed
NP, PT 12-26-61 Ten Baltimore & Ohio RR locomotives removed
BO 3-3-1862 Baltimore & Ohio RR reclaiming its iron from the Winchester & Potomac RR
BO 3-9-1862 Bridges down, cars in the way, track removed
NP, DI 3-17-62 Locomotives burned at Martinsburg
NP, DI 3-24-62 Martinsburg to Winchester
BO 3-28-1862 Burned engines repaired
NP, DI 4-8-62 Baltimore & Ohio RR and destruction
BO 4-19-1862 Burned engines repaired
OR Series 1, Vol. 23, Part 2, Page 453 Union spy's report on deep South RRs
NP, NYT 6-26-62 Hands for Piedmont RR
NP, NYT 6-26A-62 Mules and carts for Piedmont RR
B18, W&P 7-27-62 Trip up the Winchester & Potomac RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 19, Part 2, Page 340 Locomotives being removed from Manassas
NP, DI 10-7-62 Captured locomotives
OR Series 1, Vol. 20, Part 1, Page 88 Damage to East Tennessee & Virginia RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 195 250 bars of new RR rails captured
NP, NYT 3-30-63 Condition of Southern railroads
ORN Series 1, Vol. 15, Page 306 St. John's RR iron captured
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 3, Page 725 Position of Confederate RR gun
OR Series 1, Vol. 34, Part 4, Page 305 Condition of Vicksburg, Shreveport & Vicksburg RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 282 Location of Confederate RR gun
B16, B&O 10-30-64 Company report of damage and loss
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 954 Condition of roads supplying Richmond
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1107 Richmond & Petersburg RR extension and smuggling route
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 31 Status of Georgia railroad repairs
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 114 Status of Richmond & Danville RR and smuggling plans
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 502 Destruction in Columbia, S. C.
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 690 Condition of Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 77 Supplies sent through Weldon
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 534 Locomotives and cars captured in Richmond
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 258 Meeting with Raleigh & Gaston RR president
NP, CW 4-22-65 Job Terry story
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 917 Locomotives and cars found on Richmond & Danville RR
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 917A Dodamead asks permission to run Richmond & Danville RR
NA, RRB 5-26-65 Loyalty Oath
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 610 Major Morfit and Salisbury POW camp
NP, ARJ 8-26-65 Connecting the Southern Pacific RR to Shreveport
NP, ARJ 9-2-65 Status of Columbia to Augusta railroad
NP, BDC 10-12-65 Captured Baltimore & Ohio RR locomotives being repaired
NP, WDR 11-15-65 Captured locomotive sold to Baltimore & Ohio RR
B16, B&O 10-30-67 Company locomotives recovered

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