Topic Guide: Railroads in Arkansas during the Civil War

Creator

Files

Date Original

2023

Description

The Memphis and Little Rock (M&LR) was the only working railroad in Arkansas when the Civil War began in 1861. It was still under construction, but the company planned to connect central Arkansas at Huntersville (now North Little Rock), on the Arkansas River, to the eastern edge of Arkansas at Hopefield, across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee. This route would link central Arkansas to the major Memphis port. The M&LR continued construction during the first few years of the Civil War, but progress eventually came to a standstill. The M&LR was commandeered by Union and Confederate Armies over the course of the war.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Subjects

Railroads; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Geographical Area

Arkansas

Language

English

Identifier

Topic Guide: Railroads in Arkansas during the Civil War

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP)

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Topic Guide: Railroads in Arkansas during the Civil War, Arkansas Digital Newspaper Program (ADNP), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of this ADNP content for instructional purposes is allowed without prior written permission. For further information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

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