The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War
The Struggle for Control of the Nation's Longest Railway
Seiten
2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8972-2 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8972-2 (ISBN)
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the US when it was completed in spring of 1861. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies. This book chronicles the campaigns and battles for the railroad and the calamity endured by the civilians who lived along it.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the nation when it was completed in spring of 1861--the final spike driven a few weeks after Confederate artillery shelled Fort Sumter. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies, a strategic and tactical asset to both Confederate and Union armies, who fought to control it.
Its northern terminus at Columbus, Kentucky saw some of the earliest fighting in the war. The southern terminus in Mobile, Alabama was the scene of some of the last. U. S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Newton Knight of the "Free State of Jones" and others battled over the M&O, the Federals taking it mile-by-mile. This book chronicles the campaigns and battles for the railroad and the calamity endured by the civilians who lived along it.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the nation when it was completed in spring of 1861--the final spike driven a few weeks after Confederate artillery shelled Fort Sumter. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies, a strategic and tactical asset to both Confederate and Union armies, who fought to control it.
Its northern terminus at Columbus, Kentucky saw some of the earliest fighting in the war. The southern terminus in Mobile, Alabama was the scene of some of the last. U. S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Newton Knight of the "Free State of Jones" and others battled over the M&O, the Federals taking it mile-by-mile. This book chronicles the campaigns and battles for the railroad and the calamity endured by the civilians who lived along it.
Dan Lee has degrees in history from Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. He lives in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One. The Politics of Secession
Chapter Two. The Two Gibraltars
Chapter Three. Columbus Is Ours
Chapter Four. Corinth
Chapter Five. Iuka and Second Corinth
Chapter Six. Van Dorn in Mississippi, Forrest in Tennessee
Chapter Seven. Mobile, 1863: A City and Its Lifelines
Chapter Eight. The Meridian Campaign
Chapter Nine. Fort Powell, Paducah, and Brice’s Crossroads
Chapter Ten. Tupelo and Memphis
Chapter Eleven. Grierson and Hood on the M&O
Chapter Twelve. Last Stop: The Fall of Mobile
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 322 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8972-5 / 1476689725 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8972-2 / 9781476689722 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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