Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia. 281 miles, in operation by 1861.
- Miles, 1865
- 281
- Gauge
- 5 ft
- Trains today
- 93%
- States
- Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia
Then and now
- Trains run on it today262 mi
- No track today18 mi
Track in service on this route today belongs to Norfolk Southern and CSX.
On this line
- Huntsville DepotRail shops
- Corinth rail junctionRail junction
- Corinth under Union occupationRail junction
- Grand JunctionRail junction
- Stevenson junction and Fort HarkerRail junction
- Mitchel takes Huntsville and cuts the Memphis and CharlestonApril 11, 1862
- Beauregard abandons the Corinth rail junctionMay 30, 1862
- Rosecrans holds the Corinth junction against Van DornOctober 4, 1862