Book ID: CBB636145267

Soldiers, Spies & Steam: A History of the Northern Central Railway during the Civil War (2016)

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Mingus, Scott L., Sr. (Author)


CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 103 pp., illustrations, maps, bib.
Language: English

The first book to examine the role of the Northern Central Railway during the Civil War, this work discusses the origins of the NCRW, its route structure, destructive Confederate raids at the start of the war, and the troops who rode the rails. President Lincoln used the Northern Central to travel to and from Gettysburg for the dedication of the National Cemetery; his brief remarks are immortalized as the Gettysburg Address. His funeral train would also pass over the same route. Accidents, spies, sabotage, political intrigue, and the expansion of the railroad as a military and economic necessity form the backbone of the book. Of special interest is a detailed examination of a series of controversial photographs taken at Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania, which may or may not show Abraham Lincoln on his way to deliver the Gettysburg Address. (Amazon)

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Authors & Contributors
Goldfeder, Ron
Mingus, Scott L., Sr.
Gruber, John E.
Bright, David L.
Hansen, Peter A.
Peter Tip
Concepts
Railroads
Land transportation
Locomotives, steam
Heritage
Railroads, Military
Military technology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
Virginia (U.S.)
Middle Atlantic States
Durand, Michigan
South Carolina (U.S.)
Western states (U.S.)
Institutions
West Point Foundry
Union Pacific Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Illinois Central Railroad
Boston
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History
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