Comments on: Railroad's Critical Role in the Civil War http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Alan R. Koenig http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-787224 Alan R. Koenig Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:26:40 +0000 #comment-787224 All. Thanks again for your positive comments. At the moment, I'm busy documenting hundreds of veterans from the Hector, Buffalo Lake, Stewart, Minnesota area but I'm hoping to get back to my second book, "Ironclads on Rails," before too long. I'm amazed at the exploits and the numbers of veterans eastern Renville county produced. Happy Groundhogs day! Al All.

Thanks again for your positive comments. At the moment, I'm busy documenting hundreds of veterans from the Hector, Buffalo Lake, Stewart, Minnesota area but I'm hoping to get back to my second book, "Ironclads on Rails," before too long. I'm amazed at the exploits and the numbers of veterans eastern Renville county produced.

Happy Groundhogs day!

Al

]]> By: paul http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-786010 paul Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:38:50 +0000 #comment-786010 I really enjoyed the review. awwwesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed the review. awwwesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: horace http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-555890 horace Tue, 10 May 2011 15:49:14 +0000 #comment-555890 IT HELPED ME DO A REPORT THANKS A LOT! IT HELPED ME DO A REPORT THANKS A LOT!

]]> By: matt http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-389502 matt Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:01:15 +0000 #comment-389502 this really helped me on my project thanks! this really helped me on my project thanks!

]]> By: Nick G. http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-378779 Nick G. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:12:42 +0000 #comment-378779 Very well written piece! Great for an 8th graders report on the use of railraods logically and tactically in the cival war! This is enough info to write a best seller onm "Railroads' Use in the Cival War"! Great research, too! Awesome! Very well written piece! Great for an 8th graders report on the use of railraods logically and tactically in the cival war! This is enough info to write a best seller onm "Railroads' Use in the Cival War"! Great research, too! Awesome!

]]> By: Mike http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-283236 Mike Mon, 24 May 2010 03:49:07 +0000 #comment-283236 Good Job, in the article it helped me a lot in My research. Thanks! Good Job, in the article it helped me a lot in My research. Thanks!

]]> By: John Binder http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-165432 John Binder Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:43:32 +0000 #comment-165432 Alan: Enjoyed your article. A question: Do you know of any statements/quotes by prominent men of the North or South before the war saying that the North possessed a military advantage because its railroads? Certainly the South was aware of the North's greater population and industrial power in general. Thanks, John Binder Alan:

Enjoyed your article. A question: Do you know of any statements/quotes by prominent men of the North or South before the war saying that the North possessed a military advantage because its railroads? Certainly the South was aware of the North's greater population and industrial power in general.

Thanks,

John Binder

]]> By: LTC Alan R. Koenig, USAR (Ret) http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-20056 LTC Alan R. Koenig, USAR (Ret) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:10:39 +0000 #comment-20056 Steve, I've been quite busy farming and teaching lately and haven't returned to the site. Please email me at alkoenig@yahoo.com so I can forward the materials I have on New Berne RR cars to you. I have always hoped someone would make a replica of such a "Monitor" or "Merrimack" car and I think people would enjoy visiting it. I had not heard of an armored Confederate RR car being ready to attack the Federals at New Berne in March 1862 but of course they had them at Kinston so it seems quite plausible, if not likely, that the source you uncovered is valid. Thus, it may well be that "Burnside's Monitor" was actually captured from the Confederates. BTW, I do have a copy of a sketch of it that a Massachusetts soldier prepared. I'm a little surprised to see that one of the sketches claimed the car had 32-pdr guns, but if they fired along the length of the car it should have been fine. Not sure they could have safely fired to the side however. I'm glad to see a website with pics of Civil War RR ironclads. I had seen the pictures there before and I do address them in "Ironclads on Rails." If I weren't so busy it'd already be published, I like to think. Incidentally, one of my graduate students, Rick Pitts, is writing a thesis on BG Benjamin Kelley, who defended the B & O RR and used ironclad trains and cars to do so. Looking forward to fielding your email! Al Koenig Steve,

I've been quite busy farming and teaching lately and haven't returned to the site. Please email me at alkoenig@yahoo.com so I can forward the materials I have on New Berne RR cars to you. I have always hoped someone would make a replica of such a "Monitor" or "Merrimack" car and I think people would enjoy visiting it.

I had not heard of an armored Confederate RR car being ready to attack the Federals at New Berne in March 1862 but of course they had them at Kinston so it seems quite plausible, if not likely, that the source you uncovered is valid. Thus, it may well be that "Burnside's Monitor" was actually captured from the Confederates. BTW, I do have a copy of a sketch of it that a Massachusetts soldier prepared. I'm a little surprised to see that one of the sketches claimed the car had 32-pdr guns, but if they fired along the length of the car it should have been fine. Not sure they could have safely fired to the side however.

I'm glad to see a website with pics of Civil War RR ironclads. I had seen the pictures there before and I do address them in "Ironclads on Rails." If I weren't so busy it'd already be published, I like to think. Incidentally, one of my graduate students, Rick Pitts, is writing a thesis on BG Benjamin Kelley, who defended the B & O RR and used ironclad trains and cars to do so.

Looking forward to fielding your email!

Al Koenig

]]> By: Steve Shaffer http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-15070 Steve Shaffer Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:39:46 +0000 #comment-15070 Lt Col Koenig -- Not wanting to wait until the your book comes, I wish that you will forward to me those materials as you stated above. I recently found a map the legend of which reflected 4X32 pdrs on platform cars located proximal to the rail yards of New Bern. This map prepared by a Union topo officer on the Confederate defenses at New Bern. Steve Shaffer Lt Col, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Koenig –

Not wanting to wait until the your book comes, I wish that you
will forward to me those materials as you stated above.

I recently found a map the legend of which reflected 4X32 pdrs on
platform cars located proximal to the rail yards of New Bern. This
map prepared by a Union topo officer on the Confederate defenses
at New Bern.

Steve Shaffer
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)

]]> By: EJ Nash http://www.historynet.com/railroads-critical-role-in-the-civil-war.htm#comment-15069 EJ Nash Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:32:01 +0000 #comment-15069 I'm looking forward to your book. Please fell free to use any useful info from my website on the subject: http://www.firstmdus.net/Rail%20cars.htm Just give me and my sources credit. I'm looking forward to your book. Please fell free to use any useful info from my website on the subject:
http://www.firstmdus.net/Rail%20cars.htm
Just give me and my sources credit.

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