The Railroads Of The Confederacy

Author : Robert C. Black III
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469650302

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The Railroads of the Confederacy by Robert C. Black III Pdf

Originally published by UNC Press in 1952, The Railroads of the Confederacy tells the story of the first use of railroads on a major scale in a major war. Robert Black presents a complex and fascinating tale, with the railroads of the American South playing the part of tragic hero in the Civil War: at first vigorous though immature; then overloaded, driven unmercifully, starved for iron; and eventually worn out--struggling on to inevitable destruction in the wake of Sherman's army, carrying the Confederacy down with them. With maps of all the Confederate railroads and contemporary photographs and facsimiles of such documents as railroad tickets, timetables, and soldiers' passes, the book will captivate railroad enthusiasts as well as readers interested in the Civil War.

Author : Robert C. Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033787388

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The Railroads of the Confederacy by Robert C. Black Pdf

The Railroads of the Confederacy tells the story of the first use of railroads on a major scale in a major war, looking at the railroads of the American South and how they played the part of tragic hero in the Civil War. Includes maps of all the Confederate railroads and contemporary photographs and facsimiles of such documents as railroad tickets, timetables, and soldiers' passes.

Author : Dr. Christopher R. Gabel
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782895701

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Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition] by Dr. Christopher R. Gabel Pdf

Includes 2 charts, 7 maps, 7 figures and 5 Illustrations. Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel charts the decline of the Confederate Railways system that was to spell ultimate doom to the outnumbered soldiers of the Southern states. Military professionals need always to recognize the centrality of logistics to military operations. In this booklet, Dr. Christopher R. Gabel provides a companion piece to his “Railroad Generalship” which explores the same issues from the other side of the tracks, so to speak. “Rails to Oblivion” shows that neither brilliant generals nor valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the cumulative effect of mundane factors such as metal fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can contribute significantly to the outcome of a war. And no matter how good some thing or idea may look on paper, or how we delude ourselves, we and our soldiers must live with, and die in, reality. War is a complex business. This booklet explores some of the facets of war that often escape the notice of military officers, and as COL Jerry Morelock intimated in his foreword to “Railroad Generalship,” these facets decide who wins and who loses.

Author : Thomas Weber
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786254399

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The Northern Railroads In The Civil War, 1861-1865 by Thomas Weber Pdf

“Time has been very good to Thomas Weber’s Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865. First published by Columbia University Press in 1952, it has been out of print since the 1970s, but never out of demand. It has emerged as the premier account of the impact of the railroads on the American Civil War and vice versa. Not only did the railroads materially help the north to victory through movement of troops and materiel, but the war materially changed the way railroads were built, run, financed, and organized in the crucial years following the war.”-Print ed. “...eminently worthy of study by those interested in either railroads or the Civil War.” - Robert Selph Henry, New York Times Book Review “Thomas Weber’s study of northern railroads during the Civil War remains the obvious treatment of an important topic. His analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North’s excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory.”—Gary W. Gallagher “Thomas Weber’s... analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North’s excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory.”—Gary W. Gallagher

Author : John E. Clark, Jr.
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807130155

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Railroads in the Civil War by John E. Clark, Jr. Pdf

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 South. As John E. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which Union and Confederate war leaders met those problems and utilized the rail system to its fullest potential was an essential ingredient for ultimate victory.

Author : George B. Abdill
Publisher : New York : Bonanza Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037992141

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Civil War Railroads by George B. Abdill Pdf

True story of railroads and men in the Civil War.

Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807876107

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Iron Confederacies by Scott Reynolds Nelson Pdf

During Reconstruction, an alliance of southern planters and northern capitalists rebuilt the southern railway system using remnants of the Confederate railroads that had been built and destroyed during the Civil War. In the process of linking Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia by rail, this alliance created one of the largest corporations in the world, engendered bitter political struggles, and transformed the South in lasting ways, says Scott Nelson. Iron Confederacies uses the history of southern railways to explore linkages among the themes of states' rights, racial violence, labor strife, and big business in the nineteenth-century South. By 1868, Ku Klux Klan leaders had begun mobilizing white resentment against rapid economic change by asserting that railroad consolidation led to political corruption and black economic success. As Nelson notes, some of the Klan's most violent activity was concentrated along the Richmond-Atlanta rail corridor. But conflicts over railroads were eventually resolved, he argues, in agreements between northern railroad barons and Klan leaders that allowed white terrorism against black voters while surrendering states' control over the southern economy.

Author : George Edgar Turner
Publisher : Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004900481

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Victory Rode the Rails by George Edgar Turner Pdf

Author : Dr. Christopher R. Gabel
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782895695

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Railroad Generalship: Foundations Of Civil War Strategy [Illustrated Edition] by Dr. Christopher R. Gabel Pdf

Includes 4 figures, 13 maps and 4 tables. Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel investigates the effects of the Railroad on the strategies employed by both the Union and Confederate Generals of the Civil War. According to an old saying, “amateurs study tactics: professionals study logistics.” Any serious student of the military profession will know that logistics constantly shape military affairs and sometimes even dictate strategy and tactics. This excellent monograph by Dr. Christopher Gabel shows that the appearance of the steam-powered railroad had enormous implications for military logistics, and thus for strategy, in the American Civil War. Not surprisingly, the side that proved superior in “railroad generalship,” or the utilization of the railroads for military purposes, was also the side that won the war.

Author : Angus James Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037992117

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Virginia Railroads in the Civil War by Angus James Johnston Pdf

Author is an alumnus of Evanston Township High School, class of 1934.

Author : Thomas George Ziek Jr.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782899488

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The Effects Of Southern Railroads On Interior Lines During The Civil War by Thomas George Ziek Jr. Pdf

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of the Southern railroad system on interior lines during the Civil War and determine whether or not the South enjoyed the advantage of interior lines. The use of railroads during this conflict placed an enormous physical strain upon the limited industrial resources of the Confederacy, and a great strain upon the intellectual agility of the Confederate High Command. Based upon the evidence studied, and the time-space comparisons of both Northern and Southern railway operations, several conclusions can be drawn: the South entered the war with a rail system that was unable to meet the demands of modern war; the Confederate leadership understood the importance of the railroad and its importance to strategic operations early in the war, but were unwilling to adopt a course of action that best utilized their scarce assets; Southern railroad speeds decreased dramatically by 1863 due to the inability of Southern railroads owners to perform needed maintenance on their railroad equipment; tactical reverses on the field of battle, especially the losses of both Corinth in May of 1862 and Knoxville in September of 1863 increased the distances that re-enforcements would have to travel to fight a mobile intra-theater war; Union control, maintenance, and organization of its railway assets ensured that it would be able to move large numbers of troops at the strategic level efficiently from early 1863 to the end of the war. Based on these conclusions, the Confederacy lost the ability to shift troops on the strategic level more rapidly than the Union by 1863. This was a result of its physically weakened railroad system and military setbacks which caused Southern railroads to move forces over longer distances.

Author : Christopher Richard Gabel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Railroads
ISBN : LCCN:2002012390

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Rails to Oblivion by Christopher Richard Gabel Pdf

Explores how mundane factors such as mental fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can have a cumulative and significant contribution to the outcome of a war.

Author : Robert R. Hodges,Robert R. Hodges Jr.
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000124584412

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American Civil War Railroad Tactics by Robert R. Hodges,Robert R. Hodges Jr. Pdf

Osprey's study of the battles fought on America's railroads during the Civil War 91861-1865). The American Civil War was the world's first full-blown 'railroad war'. The well-developed network in the North was of great importance in serving the Union army's logistic needs over long distances, and the sparser resources of the South were proportionately even more important. Both sides invested great efforts in raiding and wrecking enemy railroads and defending and repairing their own, and battles often revolved around strategic rail junctions. Robert Hodges reveals the thrilling chases and pitched battles that made the railroad so dangerous and resulted in a surprisingly high casualty rate. He describes the equipment and tactics used by both sides and the vital supporting elements - maintenance works, telegraph lines, fuel and water supplies, as well as garrisoned blockhouses to protect key points. Full-color illustrations bring the fast-paced action to life in this fascinating read; a must-have volume for both rail and Civil War enthusiasts.

Author : Lawrence Ernest Estaville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Louisiana
ISBN : UOM:39015019597643

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Confederate Neckties by Lawrence Ernest Estaville Pdf

Author : William G. Thomas
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300171686

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The Iron Way by William G. Thomas Pdf

How railroads both united and divided us: “Integrates military and social history…a must-read for students, scholars and enthusiasts alike.”—Civil War Monitor Beginning with Frederick Douglass’s escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a critical period of American expansion and national formation, one largely dominated by the dynamic growth of railroads and telegraphs. William G. Thomas brings new evidence to bear on railroads, the Confederate South, slavery, and the Civil War era, based on groundbreaking research in digitized sources never available before. The Iron Way revises our ideas about the emergence of modern America and the role of the railroads in shaping the sectional conflict. Both the North and the South invested in railroads to serve their larger purposes, Thomas contends. Though railroads are often cited as a major factor in the Union’s victory, he shows that they were also essential to the formation of “the South” as a unified region. He discusses the many—and sometimes unexpected—effects of railroad expansion, and proposes that America’s great railroads became an important symbolic touchstone for the nation’s vision of itself. “In this provocative and deeply researched book, William G. Thomas follows the railroad into virtually every aspect of Civil War history, showing how it influenced everything from slavery’s antebellum expansion to emancipation and segregation—from guerrilla warfare to grand strategy. At every step, Thomas challenges old assumptions and finds new connections on this much-traveled historical landscape."—T.J. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt