| "This Trying Hour": The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad in the Civil War Contributor(s): Williams, Robert L. (Author), Mingus, Scott L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 154496059X ISBN-13: 9781544960593 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Transportation | Railroads - General |
| Dewey: 385.097 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first comprehensive study of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in the Civil War, this book includes detailed drawings of railroad stations, track layouts, and rolling stock, redrawn from the original blueprints. The PW&B was one of the most important supply and troop transport routes in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War, especially for the Union Army of the Potomac. |