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953 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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Sidings.

Location. Length. Location. Length.

Feet. Feet.

Chattanooga 15,940 Acworth 1,900

Chickamauga 1,200 Big Shanty 1,305

Graysville 1,420 Marietta 3,450

Ringgold 2,000 Puff's 1,040

Dalton 4,550 Vining's 1,540

Steedman 1,360 Chattahoochee 1,250

Tilton 700 Atlanta 15,670

Summit 1,255 Total.... 56,270

Etowah 300

Sherman 1,490

Or 10 3/4 miles.

Miles.

Main track............................................130 3/4

Sidings............................................... 10 3/4

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Total track laid......................................141 1/2

Bridges.

Name. Height Number Length. Remarks. Rebuilt

. of .

spans.

Feet. Feet. Feet.

Chickamauga, 37 2 201 Rebuilt 402


Numbers 1... twice

Chickamauga, 16 1 80 ..do.. 160


Numbers 2..

Chickamauga, 28 2 221 ..do.. 442


Numbers 3...

Chickamauga, 22 2 223 ..do.. 446


Numbers 4..

Chickamauga, 16 1 42 ... ...


Numbers 5...

Chickamauga, 19 1 27 ... ...


Numbers 6..

Chickamauga, 18 2 256 Rebuilt 512


Numbers 7.. twice

Chickamauga, 25 2 265 ..do.. 530


Numbers 8..

Chickamauga, 18 2 148 ..do.. 296


Numbers 9..

Chickamauga, 16 1 136 ..do.. 272


Numbers 10..

Chickamauga, 18 1 141 ... ...


Numbers 11...

Chickamauga, 19 1 124 ... ...


Numbers 12..

Chickamauga, 12 1 125 ... ...


Numbers 13..

Chickamauga, 13 1 124 ... ...


Numbers 14...

Buzzard Roost 15 1 87 Rebuilt 87

Old Brewery 15 1 40 ..do.. 40

Tilton 20 1 100 Rebuilt 200

twice

Resaca 35 7 842 ..do.. 1,684

Etowah 67 5 598 ..do.. 1,196

Allatoona 18 1 163 ..do.. 326

Creek

Near Vining's 35 1 400 Rebuilt 400

Chattahoochee 92 6 780 Rebuilt 1,560

twice

Total 5,123 ... 8,553

Total bridging built by Government 13,676 feet, or 2 miles 3,116 feet.

A small portion of this bridging was built by contract amounting to $25,757.63.

Water Stations.

Where built. Number of Where built. Number of

tanks. tanks.

Chattanooga 1 Graysville 2

Chickamauga Creek, 2 Old Brewery 2


Numbers 2..

Greenwood 2 Resaca 1

Tilton 2 Rogers" 1

Kingston 2 Moon Station 1

Allatoona 1 Atlanta 1

Kenesaw 1 Total 20

Tunnel 1


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