History Daily: The Great Civil War Locomotive Chase

A guest episode from the podcast History Daily ! As we discussed back in Chapter 52, the new railroads played a major role during the U.S. Civil War. About a year into that war, a band of Union spies stole a train to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy. Please be sure to check out History Daily . Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham ( American Scandal, American History Tellers ) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. It covers a broad mix of history, including medicine, science, technology, religion, politics, sports, and more. And it’s a more bite-size podcast than the Industrial Revolutions – each episode is about 20 minutes – making it suitable for your daily commute.

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History Daily: The Great Civil War Locomotive Chase is an episode from The Industrial Revolutions by Dave Broker.

This episode is 18:44 long.

This episode was published on Sep 30, 2024.

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