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

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The railroads in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania used at any time during the war as military lines, the terminal stations on each while so used, and number of miles operated were as follows:

Terminal stations.

Names of lines. From - To - Length.

Miles.

Alexandria and Alexandria Washington 7

Washington

Alexandria, ..do.. Vienna 15

Loundon and

Hampshire

Orange and ..do.. Mitchell's 68

Alexandria

Warrenton Branch Warrenton Warrenton 9

Junction

Manassas Gap Manassas Strasburg 62

Richmond, Aquia Creek Fredericksburg 15

Fredericksburg and

Potomac

Richmond and York White House Fair Oaks 20

River

Richmond and Manchester Petersburg 22

Petersburg

Clover Hill Branch Clover Hill Coal Mines 18

Richmond and Manchester Danville 140

Danville

South Side City Point Burkesville 62

Army Line and Pitkin, &c. Humphreys, &c. 18

branches

Norfolk and Norfolk Blackwater 44

Petersburg

Seaboard and Portsmouth Suffolk 17

Roanoke

Winchester and Harper's Ferry Stephenson's 28

Potomac

Western Maryland Baltimore Westminster 36

Hanover Branch and Hanover Gettysburg 30

Gettysburg Junction

Total ........... ............ 611

The following tabular statements exhibit -

1. The number of persons employed, the greatest number employed in any one month of each year, the average monthly number for the year, and amount paid for their services.

2. The number of locomotive engines, how procured, number added each year, and final disposition made of them.

3. The number of cars, &c.

4. The length of bridges and track built or rebuilt.

1. Number of persons employed and amount paid for service.

Persons employed monthly.

Year ending - Greatest Average number Amount paid

number in one in one month. for services.

month.

June 30, 1862 1,730 750 $345,743.50

June 30, 1863 2,721 1,974 777,628.31

June 30, 1864 3,160 2,378 1,277,968.34

June 30, 1865 4,542 3,060 2,296,145.73

Nine months 1,360 417 162,475.07

ending March

31, 1866

Total 4,542 1,906 4,859,960.95


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