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Author : George Edgar Turner
Release : 1953
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Book Synopsis Victory rode the Rails. The strategic place of the railroads in the Civil War, etc. [With plates.]. by : George Edgar Turner
Download or read book Victory rode the Rails. The strategic place of the railroads in the Civil War, etc. [With plates.]. written by George Edgar Turner. This book was released on 1953. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Elwood Clark
Release : 2004
Genre : Confederate States of America
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Book Synopsis Railroads in the Civil War by : John Elwood Clark
Download or read book Railroads in the Civil War written by John Elwood Clark. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George B. Abdill
Release : 1961
Genre : Railroads
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Book Synopsis Civil War Railroads by : George B. Abdill
Download or read book Civil War Railroads written by George B. Abdill. This book was released on 1961. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True story of railroads and men in the Civil War.
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Release : 1976
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Maine in the Civil War by :
Download or read book Maine in the Civil War written by . This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a listing of resources available about Maine's involvement in the Civil War.
Author : Thomas George Ziek Jr.
Release : 2015-11-06
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Effects Of Southern Railroads On Interior Lines During The Civil War by : Thomas George Ziek Jr.
Download or read book The Effects Of Southern Railroads On Interior Lines During The Civil War written by Thomas George Ziek Jr.. This book was released on 2015-11-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of the Southern railroad system on interior lines during the Civil War and determine whether or not the South enjoyed the advantage of interior lines. The use of railroads during this conflict placed an enormous physical strain upon the limited industrial resources of the Confederacy, and a great strain upon the intellectual agility of the Confederate High Command. Based upon the evidence studied, and the time-space comparisons of both Northern and Southern railway operations, several conclusions can be drawn: the South entered the war with a rail system that was unable to meet the demands of modern war; the Confederate leadership understood the importance of the railroad and its importance to strategic operations early in the war, but were unwilling to adopt a course of action that best utilized their scarce assets; Southern railroad speeds decreased dramatically by 1863 due to the inability of Southern railroads owners to perform needed maintenance on their railroad equipment; tactical reverses on the field of battle, especially the losses of both Corinth in May of 1862 and Knoxville in September of 1863 increased the distances that re-enforcements would have to travel to fight a mobile intra-theater war; Union control, maintenance, and organization of its railway assets ensured that it would be able to move large numbers of troops at the strategic level efficiently from early 1863 to the end of the war. Based on these conclusions, the Confederacy lost the ability to shift troops on the strategic level more rapidly than the Union by 1863. This was a result of its physically weakened railroad system and military setbacks which caused Southern railroads to move forces over longer distances.
