How a Simple Railroad-Wrecking Trick Changed the Course of the Civil War

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How a Simple Railroad-Wrecking Trick Changed the Course of the Civil War (msn.com)

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Thanks for the link, interesting reading!
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You’re welcome. I had never heard of a Sherman Necktie before and thought the subject was interesting.

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If you like that one you should check out the Columbian Necktie.

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I have been tossing around the idea of making a vignette of some Union troops heating and bending some railroad rails and making Sherman Neckties with them.

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Thanks Koda Waste. Railroads make great targets because they are essential to a nations war fighting, but I hate to see them torn up. I am curious about how many tons of iron rail were recovered after the war.

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An incredible Civil War layout is Bernard Kempenski’s US Military Railroad
Aquia Falmouth Line during the Civil War, 1863. Incredible modeling.

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Reenactors recreating the neckties:

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I finally have time to read this article (OP) but it is no longer available. I web searched and read a little about it in wiki.

Very interesting military history I’ve never known about.

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Here it is from another site.

How a Simple Railroad-Wrecking Trick Changed the Course of the Civil War (warhistoryonline.com)

I found the story to be interesting as well. I had never heard of that being done and I became fascinated with the subject as I read the article. I like obscure historical subjects. :slight_smile:

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Sorry Fred, I forgot to say, “You’re welcome”. Please excuse my poor manners. And thank you as well for the link to the video. It is definitely helpful showing the process as it was done. Pretty sure that the guys that had to do that all day every day were pretty dang exhausted at “knock-off time”.

Thanks again,
Randy

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