Confederate troops used key railroads such as the Orange & Alexandria to move about Virginia. By November 1862, when Alfred Waud sketched this Union O&A picket post, Yankee forces had control of several tracks. (Library of Congress)
Confederate troops used key railroads such as the Orange & Alexandria to move about Virginia. By November 1862, when Alfred Waud sketched this Union O&A picket post, Yankee forces had control of several tracks. (Library of Congress)