Download or read book Stealing the General written by Russell S. Bonds and published by Westholme Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description.

Download or read book General William Palmer written by Joyce Burke Lohse and published by Filter Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profile of the Civil War hero and railroad owner who founded the city of Colorado Springs.

Download or read book Rails To Oblivion The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War Illustrated Edition written by Dr. Christopher R. Gabel and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 2 charts, 7 maps, 7 figures and 5 Illustrations. Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel charts the decline of the Confederate Railways system that was to spell ultimate doom to the outnumbered soldiers of the Southern states. Military professionals need always to recognize the centrality of logistics to military operations. In this booklet, Dr. Christopher R. Gabel provides a companion piece to his “Railroad Generalship” which explores the same issues from the other side of the tracks, so to speak. “Rails to Oblivion” shows that neither brilliant generals nor valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the cumulative effect of mundane factors such as metal fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can contribute significantly to the outcome of a war. And no matter how good some thing or idea may look on paper, or how we delude ourselves, we and our soldiers must live with, and die in, reality. War is a complex business. This booklet explores some of the facets of war that often escape the notice of military officers, and as COL Jerry Morelock intimated in his foreword to “Railroad Generalship,” these facets decide who wins and who loses.

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Download or read book Annual Report of the General Railroad Commissioners of the State of Connecticut for written by Connecticut. General Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together with the annual reports of the railroad corporations in this state, for ...; to which is added, the leading statistics prepared by the Commissioners.

Download or read book Report of the Committee on Safety Signals presented to the General Railroad Convention held at the St Nicholas Hotel New York October 24th 1866 Subscribed A Welch Chairman Reported on his own responsibility without conferring with the other members MS note on wrapper written by General Railroad Convention (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Journal of the Proceedings of the General Railroad Association written by General Railroad Association and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The General Railroad Situation Particularly as it Affects New England written by C. L. Bardo and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.

Download or read book Railroads in the Civil War written by John E. Clark, Jr. and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the North and South. As John E. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which Union and Confederate war leaders met those problems and utilized the rail system to its fullest potential was an essential ingredient for ultimate victory.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending written by Kansas. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Railroads of the Confederacy written by Robert C. Black III and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.