Door Hinge from Catlett's Station

Door Hinge from Catlett's Station, Virginia. Click photo and "Detailed Description". (SOLD)

This is a large door hinge from the famous Catlett’s Station. This unique piece was from an early collection and is believed to be one of the original hinges off of the train station door. It has the early digger’s number “71” near the middle and also “Catlett’s Station VA”. It is hand-forged iron and measures 22” x 2”.

 

Catlett's Station (see period photograph), on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, saw much activity during the Civil War and was mentioned in many dispatches. General J.E.B. Stuart raided a Federal supply depot there on August 22, 1862 in the opening phases of the Second Manassas Campaign. In May 1863, Colonel Mosby staged two raids along the rail lines around Catlett. The first was on May 3 at Warrenton Junction to the southwest where the Warrenton Spur connects to the main line. Weeks later on May 29, Mosby returned and destroyed a train to the northeast of the station, and was pursued to the north by Federal cavalry detachments. This is one of those distinctive pieces that really tells a story. (SOLD)