Mississippi
Confederate state. 903 miles of railroad by 1865, 75% of them in service today; 10 supply sites; 9 events.
10 railroads · 10 supply sites · 9 events
Railroads
| Railroad | Miles in Mississippi | Whole line | Gauge | Trains today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile and Ohio | 287 | 439 | 5 ft | 73% |
| Mississippi Central | 208 | 261 | 5 ft | 44% |
| New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern | 95 | 187 | 5 ft | 97% |
| Mississippi and Tennessee | 89 | 99 | 5 ft | 99% |
| Southern Mississippi | 80 | 80 | 4 ft 10 in | 100% |
| Vicksburg and Jackson | 60 | 60 | 4 ft 10 in | 99% |
| Memphis and Charleston | 34 | 281 | 5 ft | 93% |
| West Feliciana | 8 | 25 | 4 ft 8½ in | 0% |
| Grand Gulf and Port Gibson | 7 | 7 | 4 ft 8½ in | 0% |
| Raymond Branch | 7 | 7 | 4 ft 10 in | 1% |
Supply sites
- Columbus arsenalConfederate · Arsenal, Columbus
- Confederate Armory, Holly SpringsConfederate · Armory, Holly Springs · Ruins
- Corinth rail junctionConfederate · Rail junction, Corinth
- Corinth under Union occupationUnion · Rail junction, Corinth · Park
- Grand Gulf supply baseUnion · Supply base, Grand Gulf · State historic site
- Holly Springs supply depotUnion · Depot, Holly Springs
- Jackson manufacturing centerConfederate · Site, Jackson
- Meridian arsenal and depotsConfederate · Depot, Meridian
- Okolona depotConfederate · Depot, Okolona · Built over
- Ship Island staging baseUnion · Supply base, Ship Island · Park
Events
- May 30, 1862Beauregard abandons the Corinth rail junctionCorinth, Mississippi
- October 4, 1862Rosecrans holds the Corinth junction against Van DornCorinth, Mississippi
- December 20, 1862Van Dorn destroys Grant's depot at Holly SpringsHolly Springs, Mississippi
- April 24, 1863Grierson's raiders burn trains and depot at Newton's StationNewton, Mississippi
- May 15, 1863Sherman wrecks the railroads at JacksonJackson, Mississippi
- July 4, 1863Vicksburg surrenders and the Confederacy is splitVicksburg, Mississippi
- February 14, 1864Sherman destroys the rail centre at MeridianMeridian, Mississippi
- June 10, 1864Forrest routs the expedition sent to keep him off Sherman's railroadBrice's Cross Roads, Mississippi
- December 28, 1864Grierson wrecks the Mobile and Ohio at Egypt StationEgypt Station, Mississippi