The Northern Railroads in the Civil War 1861-1865 /

Establishes a relationship between the railroads and the Civil War to note how the war affected railway activities including expansion and regulatory legislation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weber, Thomas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1952]
Temas:
TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • I. The Northern Railroads at the Outbreak of the Civil War
  • II. Railroad Expansion During the War
  • III. Emergency Problems in 1861
  • IV. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The Northeast
  • V. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The East-West Trunk Lines
  • VI. Effect of the War upon Railroad Business: The Chicago Railroads
  • VII. The Movement for Regulatory Legislation
  • VIII. The New York-Washington Artery Bone of Contention
  • IX. Government Achievements in Regulation
  • X. The United States Military Railroads: The Eastern Theater, to Gettysburg
  • XI. The United States Military Railroads: The Eastern Theater, 1864-1865
  • XII. The United States Military Railroads: The Western Theater, to 1804
  • XIII. The United States Military Railroads: Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas
  • XIV. The War and the Railroads
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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