Railroad Destruction

Linked to Guerrilla Warfare during the Civil War

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A drawing published in October 1863 depicts Confederate guerrillas destroying rail lines used to supply Union forces during the Civil War. In Georgia, Confederate guerrillas worked to dismantle the Western and Atlantic Railroad, vital to supplying Union general William T. Sherman's troops.

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Railroad Destruction

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