The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War the struggle for control of the nation's longest railway Lee, Dan 1954- creator author. text bibliography History. ncu 2022 monographic eng print viii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm "The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the nation when it was completed in spring of 1861-the final spike driven a few weeks after Confederate artillery shelled Fort Sumter. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies, a strategic and tactical asset to both Confederate and Union armies, who fought to control it. Its northern terminus at Columbus, Kentucky saw some of the earliest fighting in the war. The southern terminus in Mobile, Alabama was the scene of some of the last. U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Newton Knight of the "Free State of Jones" and others battled over the M&O, the Federals taking it mile-by-mile. This book chronicles the campaigns and battles for the railroad and the calamity endured by the civilians who lived along it."-- The Politics of Secession -- The Two Gibraltars -- Columbus Is Ours -- Corinth -- Iuka and Second Corinth -- Van Dorn in Mississippi, Forrest in Tennessee -- Mobile, 1863: A City and Its Lifelines -- The Meridian Campaign -- Fort Powell, Paducah, and Brice's Crossroads -- Tupelo and Memphis -- Grierson and Hood on the M&O -- Last Stop: The Fall of Mobile. Dan Lee. Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index. n-us--- n-usu-- United States. Army Transportation History 19th century Confederate States of America. Army Transportation Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. Confederate States of America. Army. Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. United States. Army. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Transportation Railroads and state United States History 19th century Railroads Military aspects United States History 19th century Industrial mobilization United States History 19th century United States Politics and government 1861-1865 Confederate States of America Politics and government Railroads United States History 19th century Railroads Confederate States of America History Armed Forces Transportation Industrial mobilization Politics and government Railroads Railroads and state Railroads Military aspects Transportation United States United States Confederate States of America American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 1800-1899 fast E491 .L485 2022 385.0973 9781476689722 1476689725 9781476647111 2022029089 pda,print DLC 220622 20250318222727.4 in00004593289 eng