Civil War, Day by Day
Federal forces had cut off the rail lines from Martinsburg so equipment could not be moved by the Confederates over tracks to the Southern rail system. A plan was devised to move as much rolling stock and equipment as possible overland from Martinsburg to the southern railhead at Strasburg.
This Day in History
On a day like today in the 1840’s…
 

 
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