The L&n Railroad in the Civil War: A Vital North-South Link and the Struggle to Control It

by Dan Lee and Dan Lee

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was completed just as the first salvos of the Civil War erupted. As one of the few railroads linking the North and South, the L&N was valuable to both the Union and the Confederacy. Consequently, its route became a fiercely contested corridor of fire and blood. This history recounts the numerous military events along the L&N in the years 1861 through 1865, and also examines the still-resonant theme of the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786461578
• ISBN13: 9780786461578
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher