The Railroads of the ConfederacyOriginally 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 Sout |
Contents
Railroads through Dixie | 1 |
Of Tracks and Trains | 12 |
Of Men and Methods | 26 |
Of Dollars and Cents | 36 |
The Iron Horse Goes Forth to War | 49 |
Transportation EmergencyFirst Phase | 63 |
Profits Losses and Shortages | 78 |
Colonel Myers Faces Chaos | 95 |
The Iron Horse Stumbles | 192 |
The Treasure Hunt for Iron | 200 |
The Downgrade Steepens | 214 |
The Failure of a Bureaucracy | 225 |
Hard Faith and Sop Iron | 238 |
To Sea and Tennessee | 255 |
The Final Effort | 268 |
End of Track | 282 |
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