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Targeted tracks : the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- Title
- Targeted tracks : the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 / Scott L. Mingus, Sr. and Cooper H. Wingert.
- Author
- Mingus, Scott L., Sr.
- Publication
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2019]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Wingert, Cooper H.
- Description
- xiii, 256 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Cumberland Valley Railroad ran between Harrisburg PA and Hagerstown MD, providing railroad service to the Cumberland Valley. One of the first major movements of Union troops to stage them for combat used the CVRR in early 1861. For each of the next three years, Confederates targeted the railroad in separate incursions."--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- Subject
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Company > History
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- 1800-1899
- Railroads > Maryland > History > 19th century
- Railroads > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century
- Railroads
- Transportation
- Cumberland Valley (Md. and Pa.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Pennsylvania > History > Transportation. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Maryland > History > Transportation. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > History > Transportation. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- United States > Cumberland Valley
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The antebellum CVRR -- 1861: The war begins -- The escalating war: January-September 1862 -- Torches in Chambersburg: October-December 1862 -- 1863: Another year, another invasion -- 1865: The rebels' revenge -- The final year of the war and the CVRR's legacy -- Appendix 1: Stations and flag stops on the CVRR during the Civil War -- Appendix 2: The CVRR's growth during the Civil War -- Appendix 3: CVRR engine roster during the Civil War.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-9600
- ISBN
- 9781611214611
- 1611214610
- LCCN
- 2019007961
- 40029230082
- OCLC
- 1048939351
- Author
- Mingus, Scott L., Sr., author.
- Title
- Targeted tracks : the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 / Scott L. Mingus, Sr. and Cooper H. Wingert.
- Publisher
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2019]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Added Author
- Wingert, Cooper H., author.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029230082
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-9600