The Railroad And The Civil War 1860s
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| Author | : Tamra Orr |
| Publisher | : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2012-09-30 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1612283632 |
The Civil War tore a hole in the country, creating a wound that was almost impossible to heal. At a time when the two sides of the nation were still struggling to accept the war’s casualties, something else came along to unite the county again. It was the Transcontinental Railroad—a line of train tracks stretching from one side of the war–torn country to the next. Read about the battle to find the best route for the rails, and discover how laborers survived drilling through mountain peaks and the onslaught of winter blizzards. Meet the people who persevered to accomplish this railroad, including the determined Mormon workers, the Irish immigrants, and thousands of Chinese workers. Also find out about the scandals and the huge impact of the rails on the lives of countless Native Americans.
| Author | : Dr. Christopher R. Gabel |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 45 |
| Release | : 2014-08-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1782895701 |
Includes 2 charts, 7 maps, 7 figures and 5 Illustrations. Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel charts the decline of the Confederate Railways system that was to spell ultimate doom to the outnumbered soldiers of the Southern states. Military professionals need always to recognize the centrality of logistics to military operations. In this booklet, Dr. Christopher R. Gabel provides a companion piece to his “Railroad Generalship” which explores the same issues from the other side of the tracks, so to speak. “Rails to Oblivion” shows that neither brilliant generals nor valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the cumulative effect of mundane factors such as metal fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can contribute significantly to the outcome of a war. And no matter how good some thing or idea may look on paper, or how we delude ourselves, we and our soldiers must live with, and die in, reality. War is a complex business. This booklet explores some of the facets of war that often escape the notice of military officers, and as COL Jerry Morelock intimated in his foreword to “Railroad Generalship,” these facets decide who wins and who loses.
| Author | : Thomas Weber |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 2015-11-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1786254395 |
“Time has been very good to Thomas Weber’s Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865. First published by Columbia University Press in 1952, it has been out of print since the 1970s, but never out of demand. It has emerged as the premier account of the impact of the railroads on the American Civil War and vice versa. Not only did the railroads materially help the north to victory through movement of troops and materiel, but the war materially changed the way railroads were built, run, financed, and organized in the crucial years following the war.”-Print ed. “...eminently worthy of study by those interested in either railroads or the Civil War.” - Robert Selph Henry, New York Times Book Review “Thomas Weber’s study of northern railroads during the Civil War remains the obvious treatment of an important topic. His analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North’s excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory.”—Gary W. Gallagher “Thomas Weber’s... analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North’s excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory.”—Gary W. Gallagher
| Author | : John E. Clark, Jr. |
| Publisher | : LSU Press |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2004-10-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 080713015X |
By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the North and South. As John E. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which Union and Confederate war leaders met those problems and utilized the rail system to its fullest potential was an essential ingredient for ultimate victory.
| Author | : Dr. Christopher R. Gabel |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2014-08-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1782895698 |
Includes 4 figures, 13 maps and 4 tables. Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel investigates the effects of the Railroad on the strategies employed by both the Union and Confederate Generals of the Civil War. According to an old saying, “amateurs study tactics: professionals study logistics.” Any serious student of the military profession will know that logistics constantly shape military affairs and sometimes even dictate strategy and tactics. This excellent monograph by Dr. Christopher Gabel shows that the appearance of the steam-powered railroad had enormous implications for military logistics, and thus for strategy, in the American Civil War. Not surprisingly, the side that proved superior in “railroad generalship,” or the utilization of the railroads for military purposes, was also the side that won the war.
| Author | : Michael Leavy |
| Publisher | : Westholme Pub Llc |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781594161193 |
The "iron horse" became a major weapon in the first war fully dependent on railroads. Moreover railroads would escalate and prolong the war. Leavy provides a study of trains in the Civil War through photographs and a rich narrative.
| Author | : George Edgar Turner |
| Publisher | : Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 1953 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Robert C. Black III |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2018-08-25 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1469650304 |
Originally published by UNC Press in 1952, The Railroads of the Confederacy tells the story of the first use of railroads on a major scale in a major war. Robert Black presents a complex and fascinating tale, with the railroads of the American South playing the part of tragic hero in the Civil War: at first vigorous though immature; then overloaded, driven unmercifully, starved for iron; and eventually worn out--struggling on to inevitable destruction in the wake of Sherman's army, carrying the Confederacy down with them. With maps of all the Confederate railroads and contemporary photographs and facsimiles of such documents as railroad tickets, timetables, and soldiers' passes, the book will captivate railroad enthusiasts as well as readers interested in the Civil War.
| Author | : Dan Lee |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2014-01-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0786489383 |
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was completed just as the first salvos of the Civil War erupted. As one of the few railroads linking the North and South, the L&N was valuable to both the Union and the Confederacy. Consequently, its route became a fiercely contested corridor of fire and blood. This history recounts the numerous military events along the L&N in the years 1861 through 1865, and also examines the still-resonant theme of the relationship between a major corporation and the government during a time of national crisis.
| Author | : George B. Abdill |
| Publisher | : New York : Bonanza Books |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 1961 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
True story of railroads and men in the Civil War.
