▁mail ▁over ▁its ▁line . ▁ ▁This ▁service , ▁along ▁with ▁passenger ▁and ▁general ▁goods ▁transport , ▁became ▁less ▁reliable ▁as ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁military ▁goods ▁and ▁troops ▁took ▁preced ence . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁progress ed , ▁the ▁rail road ▁contin ually ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁dis rep air ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁constant ▁use ▁and ▁the ▁limited ▁avail ability ▁of ▁supplies ▁for ▁up keep . ▁ ▁Union ▁ra ids ▁also ▁destroyed ▁many ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁including ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁dep ots , ▁with ▁notable ▁exceptions ▁for ▁those ▁at ▁G ord ons ville ▁and ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁two ▁key ▁points ▁of ▁trade . ▁ ▁The ▁defeat ▁of ▁J ub al ▁Early ' s ▁forces ▁at ▁Way nes bor o ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges ▁and ▁line ▁between ▁Sta un ton ▁and ▁K es wick , ▁and ▁as ▁Union ▁arm ies ▁conver ged ▁on ▁Richmond , ▁further ▁damage ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁rail road . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁rail road ▁operated ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁and ▁held ▁only ▁$ 4 0 ▁($ ▁today ) ▁in ▁gold . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁South ▁Anna ▁River ▁bridge ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Union ▁caval ry ▁and ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Central ' s ▁line ▁between ▁Han over ▁and ▁At lee ▁was ▁torn ▁up . ▁ ▁Although ▁this ▁and ▁numerous ▁other