Civil War Railroads

The Civil War, like all others, was not all gunfire and panic. It was supply and transport, trains and trouble on the line, men in Blue and Gray fighting against almost unbelievable odds with lumbering, woodburning engines. This book recounts and pictures these dramatic events and it is neede to round out the story of the War Between the States. It is written and prepared by a present day engineman who has a profound respect for history and the part the railroads played when the bloody conflict set brother against brother. Here in quaint and curious scenes which no man alive today has ever seen is the actual record of Civil War railroading, many of the photographs printed here for the first time - the rolling stock, stations, bridges, car floats and rail-borne artillery - wrecks, raids and wild rides. Here are exciting eyewitness accounts of guerilla warfare, adventures behind enemy lines, vivid stories of the Iron Horse at work and in adventure. Also learn about such noted Army railroaders as Generals Herman Haupt and Daniel C. McCallum; conductors Carter Anderson and William Fuller; Engineer Jeff Cain and Superintendent J. H. Devereux.