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Covering Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania

Date
  • 1911/1940
Description
  • This photograph is an excellent illustration of the calvary's method of destroying the railroads between the two captials. The light rails were placed across piles of ties. The ties were lighted and the rails heated until of their own weight they bent out of shape. Mile upon mile of railroad could thus be destroyed in a day. New rails had to be brought before it was possible to rebuild the line. Note the tangle of telegraph wires. The telegraph lines were also destroyed wherever the Confederate position was known and it was therefore impossible to tap them and read the Union Leader's messages.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • P217:40:19
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 61 - Civil War
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/30/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (20 Apr 2024). Covering Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v42q

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Covering Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania" Oregon Digital. 20 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v42q

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Covering Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-20. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df715v42q

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140205
2 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
3 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
4 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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