Tag Archives: Baltimore & Ohio

The Critical Role of Railroads in Influencing Military Strategy in the Civil War

Posted on February 15, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Lloyd W. Klein One of the lessons of the Civil War, General William T Sherman wrote in his memoirs, was that the value of railroads became  “… fully recognized in war quite as much as, … Continue reading →

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Railroads: The B&O and the Battle of Monocacy

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Ryan Quint

Eric Wittenberg has written an overview of the B&O here. The following blog post examines the B&O’s role more in depth as it pertains to the events leading up to the Battle of Monocacy. Messages kept coming across the desk … Continue reading →

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