11 Antique 1874-78 South Side Rail Road Co of Petersburg Virginia Coupon Payment

Description: This is a $15 coupon note payable at their office in the City of Petersburg. It came from the second Preferred Mortgage of the South Side Rail Road Co. in Virginia. Items like this are hard to find. The South Side Railroad , completed in 1854, was one of the most important supply routes in southern Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-1865). With tracks laid east to west across the state, the railroad began at City Point in Hopewell on the James River and extended westward through Petersburg , Burkeville, Farmville, Appomattox Station , and finally Lynchburg , in western Virginia, for a total of about 132 miles. The South Side Railroad was imperative to the Confederate army for the transport of food, military supplies, and troops throughout the war. Behind the lines of battle, the South Side line saw little damage for the first few years of the war; as the conflict moved south in 1864 and 1865, however, the railroad incurred heavy damage from both the Confederate and Union army as each sought to cut the supply lines of the other.Ironically, the City Point Railroad portion of the Southside Railroad was of great value to the Union forces during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864-65. General Ulysses S. Grant used and extended it to move supplies and troops from the port at City Point to the area south and east of Petersburg, operating it as the U.S. Military Railroad .In a meeting at Appomattox about the time of the surrender, defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee urged his generals to go home and start rebuilding. To the good fortune of the Southside Railroad, one of his more able young commanders, Major General William Mahone (1826-1895), did just that. After the war, Mahone returned to his old job and quickly set about repairing the Norfolk & Petersburg. Meanwhile, the managers of the Southside Railroad also worked hard to restore service and rebuild bridges, stations, and rolling stock. The war had demonstrated the need to consolidate resources and connections, and the stockholders of the Southside Railroad elected Mahone as president of their road also before the end of 1865.Ravaged by the war, it was rebuilt and later became an important part of Norfolk and Western and Norfolk Southern 's coal route from the mountains to port at Hampton Roads . In addition to coal, most of the route is in active use in the 20th century for intermodal container and automobile parts and completed vehicle shipments

Price: 95 USD

Location: Longmont, Colorado

End Time: 2024-11-30T15:58:49.000Z

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