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No. 300 -- Engines Stored in Washington, DC, to Prevent their Falling into Rebel Hands, in case of a Raid on Alexandria.
Cpt. Andrew Russel Jr., artist; US Army, publisher, ca 1862
This 1862 photograph shows steam locomotives stored on tracks on Maryland Avenue near the Mall. The US Army moved approximately three dozen train engines from the Orange and Alexandria Railroad out of Alexandria due to fear of a Confederate attack on the city. The Civil War was the first American war where trains were widely used. |