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Author | : Carter S. Anderson |
Publisher | : Burd Street Press |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
The experiences of Carter S. Anderson with the Virginia Central Railroad, which ran from Richmond to Staunton, enabled him to write of the trials and tribulations of the daily activities of the train men.
Author | : Carter S. Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1949 |
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 | : 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 | : George B. Abdill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780253335364 |
Details the role of the Iron Horse in the American Civil War with authentic photographs from the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and private collections across the country
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.
Author | : Walbrook Davis Swank |
Publisher | : Burd Street Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Numerous eyewitness, and often heartrending accounts of battlefield scenes, hardships faced in camp, on the march, or in prison -- this collection even includes a diary of a Virginia cavalryman held in a Federal military prison.
Author | : Myrta Lockett Avary |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 414 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Girls |
ISBN | : |
This work is a retelling of stories once shared over tea cups, including what life meant to a young American woman during a vital and formative period of American history. While a true Virginian, the lady also speaks well of her experiences with Union soldiers and officers. Real names of the subjects were changed in deference to the wishes of living persons at the time.
Author | : James M. McPherson |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2012-09-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0807837326 |
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis.
Author | : Scott L. Mingus, Sr. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781611215434 |
The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role. The Cumberland Valley Railroad's location enhanced its importance during some of the Civil War's most critical campaigns. The primary sources, combined with the expertise of the authors, bring this largely untold story to life.