Mahone William Autograph Confederate General

Mahone William Autograph Confederate General - Inventory Number: CON 591

Document signed "Wm. Mahone", one page, 11.5" x 7.5", January 1, 1867. Wonderful $100 interest bond for the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad Company boldly signed by company president William Mahone, Mahone was a V.M.I. graduate that participated in the Capture of the Norfolk Navy Yard by Virginia Volunteers. He commanded a Brigade at the Battle of Seven Pines. He was highly regarded for his bravery and gallantry at the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilderness Campaign. During the Battle at Petersburg he held off the Federal attack after the explosion of the mine. Mahone was appointed the rank of Major General by Robert E. Lee and would be paroled at Appomattox Courthouse.

William Mahone (1826-1895) was a Confederate general, Virginia senator (1863-1865), railroad tycoon, U.S. senator (1881-1887). He attended the Virginia Military Institute on scholarship, worked as a railroad engineer, and eventually became president of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. During the American Civil War, he distinguished himself at the "Battle of the Crater" and was promoted to Major General. After the war, Mahone founded the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad.

The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad (N&P) was built between Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858. The line was 85 miles of 5' track gauge. It played a role in the American Civil War (1861-1865), and became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (AM&O) in 1870. The AM&O became the Norfolk and Western (N&W) in 1881. About 100 years later, the Norfolk and Western was combined with the Southern Railway, another profitable carrier, to form the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1982.

In the 21st century, almost all of the original well-engineered N&P, including the corduroy roadbed through the Great Dismal Swamp and 52-mile tangent alignment is still in service. It forms part of a major coal export route terminating at Lambert's Point near Hampton Roads. In addition to coal, most of the route is in active use in the 20th century for intermodal container and automobile parts and completed vehicle shipments.

Comes housed in a display case with blue velvet and descriptive card.

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Inventory Number: CON 591