CIVIL WAR RAILROADS

by Abdill, Geo. B

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Book description: Bonanza, New York, c1961.. 192 pp, oblong 8vo (8 5/16" H x 10 5/8" D), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "....the actual record of Civil War railroading, many of the photographs printed here for the first time - the rolling stock, statio. ns, bridges, car floats and rail-borne artillery - wrecks, raids and wild rides. Here are exciting eye-witness accounts of guerilla warfare, adventures behind enemy lines, vivid stories of the Iron Horse at work and in adventure. Expect to learn. a bout such noted Army railroaders as Generals Herman Haupt and Daniel C. McCallum; Conductors Carter Anderson and William Fuller; Engineer Jeff Cain and Superintendent J.H. Devereux of the United States Military Railroads; the raids of Stoneman, J. e b Stuart and the Andrews party. Read and view with fascination the exploits of the Construction Corps, the fortunes of Orange & Alexandria; Loudon & Hampshire; Nashville & Northwestern; Memphis & Little Rock; Macon & Western; New Orleans, Opelous. as & Great Western; Baltimore & Ohio; Louisville & Nashville; Nashville & Chattanooga; Atlanta & West Point; City Point & Army and many others. Previous owner's small stamp on front endpapers, faint cigarette odor, minor edge wear, light wear at . one co rner, slight bump to top corners of boards, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, tiny dint on bottom edge of rear board. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor edge wear, light rubbing, minor br. owni ng. Very Good/Very Good.

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