Georgia
Confederate state. 1,431 miles of railroad by 1865, 90% of them in service today; 18 supply sites; 12 events.
17 railroads · 18 supply sites · 12 events
Railroads
| Railroad | Miles in Georgia | Whole line | Gauge | Trains today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 229 | 229 | 5 ft | 82% |
| Central of Georgia | 193 | 193 | 5 ft | 79% |
| Savannah, Albany and Gulf | 190 | 190 | 5 ft | 99% |
| South Western | 185 | 186 | 5 ft | 90% |
| Western and Atlantic | 122 | 138 | 5 ft | 96% |
| Macon and Western | 103 | 103 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Atlanta and West Point | 80 | 80 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Muscogee | 72 | 72 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Augusta and Savannah | 55 | 55 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Milledgeville and Gordon | 39 | 39 | 5 ft | 99% |
| Brunswick and Florida | 36 | 36 | 5 ft | 92% |
| Memphis Branch/Rome | 17 | 17 | 5 ft | 4% |
| Thomaston and Barnesville | 17 | 17 | 5 ft | 96% |
| East Tennessee and Georgia | 16 | 133 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Charleston and Savannah | 5 | 94 | 5 ft | 91% |
| Memphis and Charleston | 3 | 281 | 5 ft | 93% |
| Montgomery and West Point | 2 | 117 | 4 ft 8½ in | 99% |
Supply sites
- Atlanta arsenal, rolling mill and depotsConfederate · Depot, Atlanta
- Atlanta under Union occupationUnion · Rail junction, Atlanta
- Augusta ArsenalConfederate · Arsenal, Augusta · Built over
- Columbus Iron WorksConfederate · Foundry, Columbus · Built over
- Columbus Naval Yard and Naval Iron WorksConfederate · Naval works, Columbus · Museum
- Confederate Navy Yard, SaffoldConfederate · Naval works, Saffold (near Jakin) · Marker only
- Confederate Powder WorksConfederate · Powder works, Augusta · Ruins
- Cook and Brother ArmoryConfederate · Armory, Athens · Built over
- Cooper's Iron Works, EtowahConfederate · Ironworks, near Cartersville · Ruins
- Dahlonega MintConfederate · Site, Dahlonega · Built over
- Eagle Manufacturing CompanyConfederate · Mill, Columbus
- Georgia Armory, State PenitentiaryConfederate · Armory, Milledgeville · Built over
- Griswold and Grier pistol factoryConfederate · Armory, Griswoldville · Marker only
- Macon ArsenalConfederate · Arsenal, Macon
- New Manchester Manufacturing CompanyConfederate · Mill, New Manchester (Douglas County) · Ruins
- Noble Brothers FoundryConfederate · Foundry, Rome · Marker only
- Port of SavannahConfederate · Port, Savannah
- Roswell MillConfederate · Mill, Roswell · Ruins
Events
- April 11, 1862Fort Pulaski surrenders, closing Savannah as a portFort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia
- April 12, 1862Andrews Raid on the Western and AtlanticBig Shanty to near Ringgold, Georgia
- June 1, 1864Sherman's cavalry takes the Allatoona Pass railheadAllatoona Pass, Georgia
- July 18, 1864Union cavalry cuts the Georgia Railroad near Stone MountainStone Mountain, Georgia
- August 14, 1864Wheeler strikes Sherman's railroad at DaltonDalton, Georgia
- August 20, 1864Kilpatrick raids the Macon and Western at Jonesborough and LovejoyLovejoy's Station, Georgia
- August 31, 1864Sherman cuts the Macon and Western at JonesboroughJonesborough, Georgia
- September 1, 1864Hood blows up his ammunition train and abandons AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
- October 5, 1864Battle of AllatoonaAllatoona Pass, Georgia
- November 15, 1864Sherman leaves Atlanta on the March to the SeaAtlanta, Georgia
- December 21, 1864Sherman takes Savannah with 25,000 bales of cottonSavannah, Georgia
- April 16, 1865Wilson burns the Columbus navy yard and ironcladColumbus, Georgia