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List of US military railroad civil engineers in the American Civil War

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The U.S. Military Railroad (USMRR) was established by the United States War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War. An Act of Congress of 31 January 1862[1] authorized President Abraham Lincoln to seize control of the railroads and telegraph for military use in January 1862.[2] In practice, however, the USMRR restricted its authority to Southern rail lines captured in the course of the war. As a separate organization for rail transportation, the USMRR is one of the predecessors of the modern United States Army Transportation Corps.

This is a partial list of the civil engineers who worked on the USMRR during the American Civil War (1862-1867) as reported by General Daniel McCallum in 1866.[3][4]

Military railroads of Virginia (1862–1866)[]

  • Anderson, Adna (1827–1889), engineer of repairs for railroads running from Alexandria.
  • Beggs, John S., (1821–1889[5])[6] superintendent of railroads running from Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (Winchester and Potomac Railroad). (1864)
1866 USMRR Clough discharge certificate

1866 USMRR Joel B.Clough discharge certificate

  • Clough, Joel Barber (1823–1887), Construction engineer (1863)
  • Devereux, John Henry, (1832–1886), superintendent of railroads running from Alexandria, Virginia. (1862)
  • Hays, T. D., engineer of repairs for railroads running from City Point Railroad. (1866)
  • Henry, William E.(1820–1900) supervisor, Const. Corp., Alexandria.
  • Huntington, G. M., superintendent of railroads running from City Point Railroad. (1864–1865)
  • McAlpine, C. L, engineer of repairs for railroads running from City Point Railroad. (1864–1865)
  • McCallum, P., superintendent of railroads running from Alexandria, Virginia. (1865)
  • McCrikett, M. J., superintendent of railroads running from Alexandria, Virginia. (1864)
  • Moore, James J. (1821–1899) engineer of repairs for railroads running from Alexandria.[7] [8] (1863–1865)
  • Wentz, Erasmus Livingston, (1818–1900), engineer and superintendent, Richmond and York River Railroad and Norfolk railroads.[9][10][11]
  • Wright, William Wierman (1824–1882) engineer and superintendent, Aquia Creek Railroad;
  • Woodward, H. F., superintendent, Norfolk railroads. (1864–1865)

Military railroads in the department of the Mississippi (1864–1865)[]

  • Anderson, Adna (1827–1889), general superintendent of railroads in 1864.
  • Burgin, John F. division engineer of Fourth Division of Construction Corps in 1864.
  • Cheney, A. J., superintendent Knoxville and Bristol Railroad and Chattanooga, and Atlanta Railroad in 1865.
  • Clark, Col. John (1822–1872), in charge of construction on the Nashville and Northwestern railroad in 1864.[12]
    • William McDonald, assistant engineer.
    • Charles Latimer, assistant engineer.
  • Dickinson, A. W., superintendent for Nashville railroads in 1865.
  • Eicholtz, L. H. (1827–1911) division engineer of First Division in 1864 and acting chief engineer of Construction Corps as necessary in 1865.
  • Gifford, W. R., superintendent for Nashville, Decatur, and Stevenson Railroad in 1865.
  • Goodhue, A. F., (d.1912)[13] engineer and superintendent railroads at Memphis, Tenn., and Columbus, Ky in 1864 and then West Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas in 1865.[14]
  • Hebard, Alfred,(1811–1896)[15] engineer of repairs for Nashville railroads in 1865.
  • Hudson, George W., superintendent for Nashville railroads in 1865.
  • Kingsley, W. R., division engineer of Fifth Division of Construction Corps in 1864 and division engineer on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in 1865.
  • Smeed, Eben C., division engineer of Second Division of Construction Corps in 1864 and engineer of repairs in North Carolina in 1865.
  • Stevens, W. J., superintendent railroads running from Nashville in 1864 and general superintendent in 1865.
    • McPherson, R. B. assistant general superintendent in 1865.
  • Talmadge, A. A., superintendent Chattanooga railroads in 1865.
  • Van Dyne, J. B., chief master of transportation in 1865.
  • Wentz, Erasmus Livingston, (1818-1900), general superintendent of railroads in 1865.
  • Wright, Col. L. P., superintendent railroads running from Chattanooga in 1864 and Memphis railroads in 1865.
  • Wright, William Wierman (1824–1882) chief engineer of Construction Corps (1864-1865) and general superintendent of military railroads in North Carolina in 1865.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Records Relating to the U.S. Military Railroads" (in en). National Archives. 2016-08-15. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2011/summer/usmrr.html. 
  2. ↑ Gable, Railroad Generalship, p. 13.
  3. ↑ United States., & McCallum, D. C. (1866). United States military railroads (USMRR), report of Bvt. Brig. Gen. D.C. McCallum, director, and general manager, from 1861 to 1866. Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified.PD-icon This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ United States. War Department, et al. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies; Prepared Under the Direction of the... Secretary of War. Index. US Government Printing Office,1901. Series III, Volume V.PD-icon This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ↑ Anon.. "John S. Beggs". Find-A-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15739640/john-s-beggs. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 
  6. ↑ Anon. (1889). Historical and descriptive review of Dunkirk, Chautauque county, N.Y.. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t42r43w2g&view=2up&seq=24&q1=Beggs. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 
  7. ↑ (Coggin)Russell, Mary. "James J. "Colonel" Moore". Find-A-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159513077/james-j_-moore. Retrieved 1 September 2020. 
  8. ↑ The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader, Volume 28 November 17, 1899, page 860
  9. ↑ "Wentzville Historical Society". News Time. http://www.newstime-mo.com/from-wentz-it-came-wentzville-history/. Retrieved November 27, 2016. 
  10. ↑ Bennett, John D. Placenames of the Civil War: Cities, Towns, Villages, Railroad Stations, Forts, Camps, Islands, Rivers, Creeks, Fords and Ferries. McFarland, 2012.
  11. ↑ Younkman, Tim (9 April 2011). "Bay City Civil War profile: E.L. Wentz worked as an engineer, helped plan and build railroad lines crucial in war effort". The Bay City Times. https://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/2011/04/bay_city_civil_war_profile_el.html. Retrieved 1 September 2020.  [1]
  12. ↑ John Clark memorial.
  13. ↑ Galveston Daily News, May 28, 1912 Page 5
  14. ↑ "Historic Beaumont". Beaumont Chamber of commerce. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62351208/historic-beaumont. Retrieved 12 September 2020. 
  15. ↑ Gue, B. F. (1903). History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century by Benjamin T. Gue. New York: Century history Co. Vol 4, page 124.
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