Railroads in the Civil War : the impact of management on victory and defeat / John E. Clark.

By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the North and...

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Main Author: Clark, John Elwood, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, 2004, ©2001.
Series:Conflicting worlds.
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