Railroads in the Civil War: The Impact of Management on Victory and Defeat

Railroads in the Civil War: The Impact of Management on Victory and Defeat
ISBN-10
080715265X
ISBN-13
9780807152652
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
275
Language
English
Published
2004-10
Publisher
LSU Press
Author
John Elwood Clark

Description

By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways had not yet matured into a truly integrated transportation system. Gaps between lines, incompatible track gauges, and other vexing impediments remained in both the North and South. As John E. Clark explains in this compelling study, the skill with which Union and Confederate war leaders met those problems and utilized the rail system to its fullest potential was an essential ingredient for ultimate victory.

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