Tag Archives: Railroad

Railroads: Women Refugees and the Railroads

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paige Gibbons Backus

Over the course of the Civil War, thousands of civilians left their homes and became refugees seeking safety. Several thoughts and questions quickly went into the minds of those put into unimaginable situations that turned their lives upside down. Where … Continue reading →

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Railroads – Tracks to the Antietam: The Railroad Supplies the Army of the Potomac, September 18, 1862

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

“We can distinctly hear firing again this afternoon in the direction of Harpers Ferry,” wrote a Union soldier in the Washington defenses on September 17, 1862.[1] Closer to the Antietam battlefield, one onlooker attempted to count the number of Federal … Continue reading →

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Railroads: “I took to it quite naturally.” Beauregard as Railroad Executive

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Sean Michael Chick

In 1865 P.G.T. Beauregard entered upon his next act of life widowed, defeated, and without much money. Beauregard returned to New Orleans, which had escaped the destruction that laid waste other cities. It was still a premiere commercial center and … Continue reading →

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Civil War Railroads: An Overview

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Bert Dunkerly

As we discuss Civil War railroads this month, let’s start out with some basic concepts. It is important to remember that this was new technology when war broke out. No general, North or South, had ever used railroads in wartime … Continue reading →

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