Virginia
Confederate state. 1,374 miles of railroad by 1865, 84% of them in service today; 33 supply sites; 40 events.
20 railroads · 33 supply sites · 40 events
Railroads
| Railroad | Miles in Virginia | Whole line | Gauge | Trains today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia and Tennessee | 204 | 204 | 5 ft | 99% |
| Orange and Alexandria | 160 | 160 | 4 ft 8½ in | 95% |
| Richmond and Danville | 145 | 145 | 5 ft | 70% |
| Virginia Central | 122 | 122 | 4 ft 8½ in | 100% |
| South Side | 118 | 118 | 5 ft | 66% |
| Manassas Gap | 88 | 88 | 4 ft 8½ in | 72% |
| Norfolk and Petersburg | 85 | 85 | 5 ft | 100% |
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac | 71 | 71 | 4 ft 8½ in | 97% |
| Portsmouth and Roanoke | 70 | 93 | 4 ft 8½ in | 77% |
| Louisa | 70 | 70 | 4 ft 8½ in | 100% |
| Petersburg | 51 | 59 | 4 ft 8½ in | 96% |
| Richmond and York River | 38 | 38 | 4 ft 8½ in | 100% |
| Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire | 38 | 38 | 4 ft 8½ in | 2% |
| Richmond and Petersburg | 34 | 34 | 4 ft 8½ in | 74% |
| Chesterfield | 15 | 15 | 4 ft 8½ in | 9% |
| Winchester and Potomac | 13 | 33 | 4 ft 8½ in | 100% |
| City Point | 10 | 10 | 5 ft | 96% |
| Roanoke Valley | 7 | 35 | 4 ft 8½ in | 10% |
| Greenville and Roanoke | 7 | 15 | 4 ft 8½ in | 29% |
| Piedmont | 6 | 48 | not recorded | 100% |
Supply sites
- Alexandria rail yard and shopsUnion · Rail shops, Alexandria
- Amelia Court House depotConfederate · Depot, Amelia Court House · Built over
- Aquia LandingUnion · Port, Stafford County · Park
- Belle Plain landingUnion · Port, Stafford County (Belle Plain)
- Bellona Arsenal and FoundryConfederate · Arsenal, Midlothian · Ruins
- Brandy Station depotUnion · Depot, Brandy Station · Museum
- Catharine FurnaceConfederate · Ironworks, Spotsylvania County (Chancellorsville) · Park
- Catherine Furnace (Page County)Confederate · Ironworks, Shenandoah · Ruins
- Charlottesville Factory (Woolen Mills)Confederate · Mill, Charlottesville · Built over
- City Point supply depotUnion · Supply base, Hopewell (City Point) · Museum
- Confederate Navy Yard, RockettsConfederate · Naval works, Richmond (Rocketts Landing) · Built over
- Confederate States Laboratory, Brown's IslandConfederate · Laboratory, Richmond · Park
- Danville depotConfederate · Depot, Danville
- Dublin DepotConfederate · Depot, Dublin · Built over
- Fort MonroeUnion · Port, Hampton · Park
- Gordonsville junctionConfederate · Rail junction, Gordonsville · Museum
- Gosport Navy Yard (Norfolk Navy Yard)Confederate · Naval works, Portsmouth · Industry today
- Hanover JunctionConfederate · Rail junction, Doswell · Built over
- Harrison's LandingUnion · Supply base, Charles City County (Berkeley Plantation) · Museum
- Lynchburg depotConfederate · Depot, Lynchburg
- Manassas Junction supply baseConfederate · Rail junction, Manassas · Built over
- Manassas Junction supply depotUnion · Depot, Manassas
- Petersburg rail hubConfederate · Rail junction, Petersburg · Park
- Port Royal depotUnion · Depot, Port Royal
- Richmond Armory (Virginia Manufactory of Arms)Confederate · Armory, Richmond
- Richmond Coalfield (Midlothian mines)Confederate · Mine, Midlothian · Built over
- Richmond supply warehousesConfederate · Depot, Richmond · Built over
- Saltville salt worksConfederate · Salt works, Saltville · Museum
- Shenandoah Iron Works and Welfley powder millConfederate · Ironworks, Shenandoah · Marker only
- Staunton depotConfederate · Depot, Staunton · Built over
- Tredegar Iron WorksConfederate · Ironworks, Richmond · Museum
- White House LandingUnion · Supply base, White House (New Kent County) · Industry today
- Wythe County lead mines (Austinville)Confederate · Lead mines, Austinville · Industry today
Events
- April 1861Union Navy burns and abandons the Gosport Navy YardPortsmouth, Virginia
- October 1861Confederate batteries close the lower Potomac to shippingFreestone Point, Virginia
- May 1862Jackson captures Banks's wagons and stores in the ValleyWinchester, Virginia
- May 1862Haupt rebuilds the Potomac Creek bridge in nine working daysPotomac Creek, Stafford County, Virginia
- May 10, 1862Union troops occupy Norfolk as Confederates burn the navy yardNorfolk, Virginia
- June 1862McClellan abandons the White House Landing supply baseWhite House, Virginia
- June 29, 1862Union army burns its stores at Savage's StationSavage's Station, Virginia
- July 20, 1862Union raiders burn the Virginia Central depot at BeaverdamBeaverdam, Virginia
- August 22, 1862Stuart raids Pope's supply depot at Catlett's StationCatlett, Virginia
- August 27, 1862Jackson captures and burns the Union depot at Manassas JunctionManassas Junction, Virginia
- May 1863Stoneman's cavalry strikes the Virginia Central at LouisaLouisa, Virginia
- June 27, 1863Spear's cavalry burns the depot and bridge at Hanover Junction, Va.Hanover Junction (Doswell), Virginia
- September 13, 1863Union cavalry captures the Culpeper railroad depotCulpeper, Virginia
- September 25, 1863Military railroads move two corps from Virginia to TennesseeBealeton, Virginia
- October 1863Lee wrecks the Orange and Alexandria after Bristoe StationBristoe Station, Virginia
- December 16, 1863Averell burns the Virginia and Tennessee depot at SalemSalem, Virginia
- May 7, 1864Butler cuts the Richmond and Petersburg at Port Walthall JunctionPort Walthall Junction, Virginia
- May 9, 1864Sheridan destroys the supply base at Beaverdam StationBeaverdam, Virginia
- May 10, 1864Crook burns Dublin Depot and the New River railroad bridgeDublin, Virginia
- June 6, 1864Hunter occupies Staunton on the Virginia CentralStaunton, Virginia
- June 12, 1864Sheridan's raid on the Virginia Central stopped at Trevilian StationTrevilian Station, Virginia
- June 18, 1864Early's troops arrive by rail and turn Hunter back at LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia
- June 25, 1864Wilson-Kautz raid stopped at Staunton River BridgeStaunton River Bridge, Virginia
- August 9, 1864Ammunition barge explodes at City PointCity Point wharf, Virginia
- August 18, 1864Battle of Globe Tavern cuts the Weldon RailroadGlobe Tavern, south of Petersburg, Virginia
- August 25, 1864Second Battle of Ream's StationReam's Station, Virginia
- September 16, 1864Hampton's Beefsteak Raid takes the Union cattle herd at Coggin's PointCoggin's Point, Virginia
- October 6, 1864Sheridan's cavalry begins The Burning of the Shenandoah ValleyRockingham County, Virginia
- December 20, 1864Stoneman wrecks the Saltville salt worksSaltville, Virginia
- March 1865Sheridan wrecks the James River canal locks near GoochlandGoochland Court House, Virginia
- March 2, 1865Custer routs Early at the Waynesboro railroad bridgeWaynesboro, Virginia
- April 2, 1865Confederates burn Richmond's bridges and supply warehousesRichmond, Virginia
- April 2, 1865Union troops seize the South Side RailroadSutherland's Station, Virginia
- April 3, 1865Danville becomes the last Confederate capitalDanville, Virginia
- April 4, 1865Lee finds no rations at Amelia Court HouseAmelia Court House, Virginia
- April 5, 1865Union cavalry burns Lee's supply wagons at PainevillePaineville, Virginia
- April 6, 1865Lee's wagon trains are lost at Sailor's CreekSailor's Creek, Virginia
- April 7, 1865Union troops save High Bridge on the South Side RailroadHigh Bridge, Virginia
- April 8, 1865Custer captures Lee's supply trains at Appomattox StationAppomattox Station, Virginia
- April 21, 1865Repairs begin on the wrecked Virginia CentralRichmond, Virginia