What Federal records exist for the U.S. military railroads during the Civil War?
II.24 There is a large volume of records relating to Union railroads during the Civil War in the Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General (Record Group 92). In particular, there are the records of the Office of U.S. Military Railroads, 1860-67, which include the records of the U.S. Military Railroads, Headquarters, Washington, DC; U.S. Military Railroads of Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia; U.S. Military Railroads, Division of the Mississippi, Nashville, Tennessee; and U.S. Military Railroads, Division of the Missouri. There are still pictures of the U.S. Military Railroads by Andrew J. Russell that are part of the War Department collection of Civil War photographs (165-ABC). Does the National Archives have custody of any records relating to the Freedom Train? II.25 The Freedom Train tour was designed as a traveling exhibit of historic documents highlighting the evolution of the American heritage of freedom. The train consisted of a “Spirit of 1776” locomotive and seven cars. T
