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A Most Terrible Scene: A Collision on the B&O and One Regiment’s Deadliest Day

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Jon-Erik Gilot

We don’t often hear about railroad accidents today. That’s not for a lack of reporting, but that railroad travel is exponentially safer now than it was 160 years ago. Traveling by railroad during the Civil War involved risking life and … Continue reading →

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