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Category Archives: Railroad
Exhibit looks at role of railroads in the Civil War
Originally Published Apr 20, 2012 22:20 By LARRY ALEXANDER – Lancaster Online By the time of his death in 1885, just 35 days shy of his 60th birthday, Anson Stager had served as the president of several powerful companies: Western … Continue reading
Posted in Gettysburg, Museums, Railroad
Tagged ammunition, Andrew J. Etman, Anson Stager, Antietam, Arkansas, Boston, Charlie Fox, Chicago Edison Company, Chicago Telephone Company, Culp's Hill, George G. Meade, Gettysburg, Governor, Harrisburg, Henry Fonda, John White Geary, Jubal Early, Lancaster, Maryland, McKay and Aldus, Mississippi River, Mount Wolf, Nathaniel McKay, New York, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Second Division, Stager's code, Susquehanna River, Taneytown, telegraph, Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda, U.S. Army, U.S. Military Telegraph, Virginia, Washington D.C., Western Electric, wiretappers, XII Corps
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On this date in Civil War history: The Great Locomotive Chase – April 12, 1862
Both Union and Confederate troops sabotaged railroads to impede enemy supply and troop transport. The Andrew’s Raid, popularly known as the “Great Locomotive Chase,” was one of the best-known attempts at railroad destruction during the Civil War. The Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battles, Casualties, Railroad, This Date in Civil War History
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