Memphis and Charleston Railroad

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The Memphis and Charleston Railroad was a crucial 19th-century rail line linking the Mississippi River at Memphis to the Atlantic seaboard via Charleston, making it strategically vital during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century railroad
railroad company
battlesOccurredAlong Battle of Corinth
Battle of Shiloh
Chattanooga Campaign
Tullahoma Campaign
conflict American Civil War
connectsTo Atlantic seaboard
Mississippi River
constructionBegan 1850s
controlledBy Confederate States of America
country United States
describedAs “backbone of the Confederacy”
endPoint Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge
hasHeritage Civil War transportation history
headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee
historicalPeriod Antebellum era
linked to: Antebellum period

Reconstruction era
industry rail transport
locatedIn Southern United States
notableFor east–west rail connection across the Deep South
linking the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
openingDate 1857
ownedRollingStockType steam locomotives
partOf Southern rail network
routeDirection east–west
servedCity Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Huntsville, Alabama
Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
servedRegion Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
significantEvent Union capture of Memphis in 1862 affected operations
repeated destruction and repair during Civil War
startPoint Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
status defunct
strategicImportance key route for troop movements
major Confederate supply line
subjectOf Union military campaigns to cut the line
successor Southern Railway
targetedBy Union Army
transported agricultural products
cotton
military supplies
usedDuring American Civil War

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Siege of Corinth railLine Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Robinson v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company hasParty Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company
linked to: Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Second Battle of Corinth railroad Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Corinth, Mississippi railroadJunctionOf Memphis and Charleston Railroad