Targeted Tracks: The Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Scott L.Mingus Sr., Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Size:Hardcover the army—newly trained by Baron

the army—newly trained by Baron von Steuben and in high spirits thanks to France’s intervention into the conflict—marched out of Valley Forge in pursuit of Henry Clinton’s British Army making its way across New Jersey for New York City

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who fought to control it

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”―Jill Lepore

Targeted Tracks: The Cumberland Valley Railroad in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Scott L.Mingus Sr., Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Size:Hardcover the army—newly trained by Baronby 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