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Jackson Commandeers the Railroad |
Jackson Commandeers the Railroad
In mid-June 1861, Jackson oversaw the dismantling of thirteen locomotives at Martinsburg, West Virginia. The equipment was hauled by forty-horse teams thirty-eight miles to Strasburg, then transferred to rail lines for the trip to Richmond. It was one of the engineering feats of the war.
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July's Archived Features:
Friday July 1, 2022
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