The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.
Friday, June 7, 2013
June 2, 1861---The Railroad goes to war
JUNE 2, 1861:
Today marks the first tactical use of the railroad to move
troops to battle in any war.
Approximately 5,000 Union troopers disembark at
Grafton, in western Virginia.
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