The Columbia and Augusta Railroad was begun in 1854 by Col. James Guignard Gibbes, 1829–1903, but was not completed until after the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

of 1861–1865. The company was originally chartered in South Carolina as the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad. But its name was changed to Columbia and Augusta Railroad in December 1863 before any track was laid on the route, as the importance of

Hamburg, South Carolina Hamburg, South Carolina is a ghost town in Aiken County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was once a thriving upriver market located across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia in the Edgefield District. It was founded by Henry Shultz ...

, as an economic center was already on the decline.Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of North Carolina, Volume 2, 1892, page 257
/ref> In 1869, it was merged with the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad to form the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.

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* ''Who Burnt Columbia?'' James Guiguard Gibbes. Publisher: Newberry, S.C.: E.H. Aull Co., 1902. Edition/Format:eBook: Database:WorldCat Defunct South Carolina railroads Defunct North Carolina railroads Railway companies established in 1854 Railway companies disestablished in 1869 5 ft gauge railways in the United States 1854 establishments in South Carolina 1869 disestablishments in South Carolina 1869 disestablishments in North Carolina {{US-rail-transport-stub

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