Targeted Tracks: The Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Scott L.Mingus Sr., Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Size:Paperback Powell and Wittenberg mined hundreds

Powell and Wittenberg mined hundreds of archival and firsthand accounts to craft a splendid study of this overlooked campaign that set the stage for the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga

by Thomas J Ryan & Richard R Schaus

Written in clear

1864 was the greatest victory of the Civil War fought entirely on one side by cavalry

We can only guess at how the war might have changed had so many not been killed

Targeted Tracks: The Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Scott L.Mingus Sr., Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Size:Paperback Powell and Wittenberg mined hundredsby Scott Mingus, Sr. & Cooper Wingert The Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads played a major role. Although much has been written about their role in general, little has been written about specific lines. The Cumberland Valley Railroad, for example, played an important strategic role by connecting Hagerstown, Maryland to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its location enhanced its importance during some of the Civil Wars most critical