Awarded the pulitzer prize for history in 1989 for this book, james m. Littleknown uses of railroads including as hotair balloon carriers are examined in a must for any detailed library strong in civil war history. Moving troops and supplies by rail was far better than by foot and wagons on. The first book to examine the role of the northern central railway during the civil war, this work discusses the origins of the ncrw, its route structure. Andrews and a band of union civil war spies stole the general locomotive in big shanty today called kennesaw. Far more books have been written about the civil war than about any other event in american history, and lincolns stack of books towers over. Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the united states and formed the. This book recounts and pictures these dramatic events and it is neede to round out the story of the war between the states.
Authentic scale model civil war railroad display in 3d terrain. Well written, with excellent character developments. Exhibits southern museum of civil war and locomotive history. The strategic place of the railroads in the civil war by. Mcpherson, now a professor emeritus at princeton university, set out to tell the story of the civil war in a. While not a coffee table book this oversized illustrated book could work as one. The civil war in the united states began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states rights and westward expansion. Head instead to the chalmette battlefield, down river from new orleans. Recap of the curse of civil war gold episode 2, in which kevin dykstra and his team went searching for a forgotten railroad and the finger got pointed at lumber tycoon. With fess parker, jeffrey hunter, jeff york, john lupton. The great railroad revolution the great railroad war. For the confederate states army, the system was fragile and was designed for short. Get the best deals on civil war books when you shop the largest online selection at. Glossary of civil war terms american battlefield trust.
Military railroads during the civil war summer 2011, vol. Now in our 20th year, civil war tours offers the very best in battlefield tours. A vital northsouth link and the struggle to control it. Bought this book for my brother who is a civil war fanatic and train buff.
For those interested in logistics during the american civil war, and i mean really interested, you might want to take a look at this resource. Andrews, commandeered a train, the general, and took it northward toward chattanooga, tennessee, doing as much damage as possible to the vital western and. The american civil war was the first in which large armies depended heavily on railroads to bring supplies. Confederate railroads in the american civil war wikipedia. Pfeiffer enlarge as general mccallum s assistant, herman haupt. Great train chase, with a lot of twists and turns in the plot. Working magic with cornstalks and beanpoles national. You can find the answer as well as many other fascinating stories in dan toomeys book, the war came by train, the baltimore and ohio. The american civil war 18611865 was a civil war in the united states of america. Railroads, the civil war, and the making of modern america, 75% of its lines had been constructed only in the 1850s.
Online shopping for american civil war from a great selection at books store. Selected by civil war interactive as one of the top civil war books of all time on april 12, 1862one year to the day after confederate guns opened on fort sumter and started the civil war a tall, mysterious smuggler and selfappointed union spy named james j. Also known as the andrews raid, the mission saw civilian scout james j. We secure the services of the most prominent historian guides in the field including tom clemens, a.
As william thomas points out in his book, the iron way. Another one of those, what if this had really happened books. Ny630h1fo new york city over 1861 quarter civil war token ngc ms64 ex garrett. Working magic with cornstalks and beanpoles national archives. After many, many hours searching websites and trying to collect civil war era railroad photos, i came across this book. American civil war books meet your next favorite book. Volunteers from the union army, led by civilian scout james j.
There were 16 union armies named after rivers, such as the army of the potomac and 23 confederate. Or more precisely as many films and tv shows as i can find excluding documentaries about, set or with characters shaped by the civil war. His first book in the latter category was rescue by rail. The civil war, like all others, was not all gunfire and panic. The basic format of the six chapters is ten to fifteen pages of text followed by an equal number of photographs and illustrations. Union soldiers paid with their lives for their failed. If you like the civil war, you will really enjoy this book.
Grzyboskis train store is pennsylvanias largest lionel dealer and specializes in lionel train sets and accessories and other fine manufacturers like american flyer and kline. Civil war fans have all but made ruts in the roads around the midatlantic regions hotspot battle sites. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps. His books include studies of outstanding weather events in ohio and the civil war. The museums guest curator, prominent maryland historian, and author daniel carroll toomey has just released his latest civil war book commemorating this.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. During the civil war union spy andrews and his men volunteer to steal a confederate. Civil war railroad books page 4 american civil war forums. The great locomotive chase took place april 12, 1862, during the american civil war 18611865. Despite the title of this list it contains not only. Wonderful pictures, interesting information on trains used in the civil war. On april 19, 1861, the first blood of the american civil war is shed when a secessionist mob in baltimore attacks massachusetts troops bound for washington, d. It is not a dry business history, but a living tale full of the characters and actions from. The great locomotive chase also known as the andrews raid or mitchel raid was a military raid that occurred april 12, 1862, in northern georgia during the american civil war. Congress authorized the first transcontinental railroad during the civil war, and on may 10, 1869, the union pacific and the central pacific.