The L&N Railroad in the Civil War
Subtitle: a vital north-south link and the struggle to control it
By: Dan Lee
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780786461578
Subjects: Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; United States; Railroads and state; Confederate States of America. Army; History; Politics and government; Industrial mobilization; Transportation; Railroads; Confederate States of America; United States. Army
Description: "This history recounts the numerous military events along the L&N in the years 1861 through 1865, and also examines the still-resonant theme of the relationship between a major corporation and the government during a time of national crisis"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The journey begins, 1850-1860; title: The end of peace, 1860-1861; title: The federals advance; title: The first drops of blood are drawn; title: The stalemate is broken; title: On to Nashville; title: The year of the thunderbolt; title: Confederate Kentucky?; title: Destination Louisville; title: Return of the thunderbolt; title: Guerrillas and the great raid; title: World without Morgan; title: The uneasy interlude, 1864; title: Hell boils over; title: The last guerrilla; title: Afterword.