Tennessee
Confederate state. 1,281 miles of railroad by 1865, 80% of them in service today; 15 supply sites; 13 events.
18 railroads · 15 supply sites · 13 events
Railroads
| Railroad | Miles in Tennessee | Whole line | Gauge | Trains today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis and Ohio | 134 | 134 | 5 ft | 90% |
| Nashville and Chattanooga | 131 | 141 | 5 ft | 88% |
| East Tennessee and Virginia | 130 | 130 | 5 ft | 91% |
| East Tennessee and Georgia | 116 | 133 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Memphis and Charleston | 116 | 281 | 5 ft | 93% |
| Nashville and Decatur | 104 | 130 | 5 ft | 80% |
| Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville | 81 | 128 | 5 ft | 63% |
| Mobile and Ohio | 68 | 439 | 5 ft | 73% |
| Mississippi Central | 53 | 261 | 5 ft | 44% |
| Louisville and Nashville | 46 | 229 | 5 ft | 90% |
| Nashville and Northwestern | 44 | 52 | 5 ft | 27% |
| Winchester and Alabama | 39 | 39 | 5 ft | 0% |
| Nashville and Kentucky | 38 | 40 | 5 ft | 100% |
| McMinnville and Manchester | 35 | 35 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Western and Atlantic | 15 | 138 | 5 ft | 96% |
| Mississippi and Tennessee | 10 | 99 | 5 ft | 99% |
| New Orleans and Ohio | 9 | 55 | 5 ft | 67% |
| LaGrange and Memphis | 6 | 6 | 5 ft | 100% |
Supply sites
- Cedar Grove Iron FurnaceConfederate · Ironworks, Perry County · Ruins
- ChattanoogaUnion · Depot, Chattanooga
- Chattanooga rail junctionConfederate · Rail junction, Chattanooga
- Cumberland Iron WorksConfederate · Ironworks, near Dover
- Fortress RosecransUnion · Supply base, Murfreesboro · Park
- Grand JunctionUnion · Rail junction, Grand Junction
- Johnsonville supply baseUnion · Supply base, Johnsonville · State historic site
- Lookout Mountain Cave saltpeter worksConfederate · Niter works, Chattanooga
- Memphis depot and Fort PickeringUnion · Supply base, Memphis
- NashvilleUnion · Depot, Nashville
- Nashville depot and saltpetre refineryConfederate · Depot, Nashville · Built over
- Nickajack Cave saltpeter worksConfederate · Niter works, Shellmound · Park
- Shirley's ironclad yard, MemphisConfederate · Naval works, Memphis
- Sycamore Powder MillConfederate · Powder works, near Ashland City · Marker only
- Whitman powder mill, Old Stone FortConfederate · Powder works, Manchester · State historic site
Events
- November 8, 1861Unionists burn East Tennessee railroad bridgesLick Creek bridge near Mosheim, Tennessee
- February 1862Nashville falls and becomes a Union supply baseNashville, Tennessee
- February 6, 1862Fort Henry falls, opening the Tennessee RiverFort Henry, Tennessee
- February 16, 1862Fort Donelson surrenders, opening the Cumberland RiverFort Donelson, Dover, Tennessee
- April 8, 1862Island No. 10 surrenders, opening the Mississippi to Fort PillowIsland No. 10, New Madrid Bend, Tennessee
- June 6, 1862Memphis surrenders after the river battleMemphis, Tennessee
- July 13, 1862Forrest raids the Union supply centre at MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, Tennessee
- December 20, 1862Forrest captures the Union depot at TrentonTrenton, Tennessee
- December 24, 1862Forrest wrecks the Mobile and Ohio trestles on the ObionObion River near Kenton, Tennessee
- October 2, 1863Wheeler burns the Chattanooga wagon train at Anderson's Cross RoadsAnderson's Cross Roads, Walden's Ridge, Tennessee
- October 28, 1863Union opens the Cracker Line into ChattanoogaBrown's Ferry, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- November 4, 1864Forrest destroys the Johnsonville supply baseJohnsonville, Tennessee
- December 2, 1864Confederate batteries close the Cumberland below NashvilleBell's Bend, Cumberland River, Tennessee