Establishes a relationship between the railroads and the Civil War to note how the war affected railway activities including expansion and regulatory legislation

    Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. The Northern Railroads at the Outbreak of the Civil War -- II. Railroad Expansion During the War -- III. Emergency Problems in 1861 -- IV. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The Northeast -- V. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The East-West Trunk Lines -- VI. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The Chicago Railroads -- VII. The Movement for Regulatory Legislation -- VIII. The New York-Washington Artery Bone of Contention -- IX. Government Achievements in Regulation -- X. The United States Military Railroads: The Eastern Theater, to Gettysburg -- XI. The United States Military Railroads: The Eastern Theater, 1864–1865 -- XII. The United States Military Railroads: The Western Theater, to 1804 -- XIII. The United States Military Railroads: Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas -- XIV. The War and the Railroads -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index


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    Title :

    The Northern Railroads in the Civil War 1861–1865


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    1 Online-Ressource




    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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