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The Transcontinental Railroad

On July 1, 1862, well into the second year of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. While amid a country...

Black and white photograph a a damaged locomotive

Civil War | Article

Railroads of the Confederacy

This page discusses the building and destruction of railroads within the confederacy.

Civil War | Article

The Fight for the Weldon Railroad

A summary of the Second Battle of Weldon Railroad, part of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's campaign to capture Petersburg, Virginia

This is a landscape sketch of mountains and valleys.

Civil War | Museum

B&O Railroad Museum

Baltimore, Maryland | This museum teaches visitors about the history of American railroads.

Civil War | Video

Railroads in the Civil War

VIDEO | Historian Sam Smith discusses the importance of railroads in the Civil War era. This video is part of the American Battlefield Trust's In4...

Civil War | Article

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the Civil War

The Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad was the first railroad chartered in the United States and was the backbone for transportation in the early 1800s...

Civil War | Battle Map

Weldon Railroad | Aug 19, 1864

In the Second Battle of Weldon Railroad (or the Battle of Globe Tavern), the Union Army attempted to capture the railroad again following its failed...

Civil War | Article

Tunnel Hill and the Western & Atlantic Railroad

The Western & Atlantic Railroad was the primary life line for Union and Confederate armies in the Atlanta Campaign.

Civil War | Museum

B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station

Ellicott City, Maryland | The site interprets the story of transportation and travel in early America.

Civil War | Article

Moments in Time: The Battle of Second Manassas - The Railroad Cut, Part 3

Part four of a five part series on the Battle of Second Manassas

Cumulous clouds over a bright sky and lush hill

Civil War | Article

Off the Rails: The Failed Federal Assault on Vicksburg’s Railroad Redoubt

The massive Federal assault against Vicksburg's defensives on May 22, 1863, started with such promise. For a time the Stars and Stripes even floated...