How The Railroads Saved Chattanooga

[Jimklag]

At the instigation of Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, 20,000 men from the Army of the Potomac were transferred to Tennessee to reinforce the Union forces at Chattanooga. Here is a New York Times article with the story, in brief.

https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/how-trains-saved-the-union/

 

[UCVRelics]

Great Article.

 

[Waterloo50]

At the instigation of Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, 20,000 men from the Army of the Potomac were transferred to Tennessee to reinforce the Union forces at Chattanooga. Here is a New York Times article with the story, in brief.

https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/how-trains-saved-the-union/

That link appears to be down. It could just be that its not available outside of the USA.

 

[Jimklag]

That link appears to be down. It could just be that its not available outside of the USA.

It's working here. Must be Anglophobic.

 

[jackt62]

That is one of the great examples of how northern logistics helped win the war.