Mammoth Cave was a key supplier of saltpeter during the war of 1812 and there was also a skirmish between Federal and CSA troops at the site during the Civil War. In fact, Tennessee and Kentucky have numerous battle sites.
Driving the rolling wooded hills cut by numerous creeks and rivers with Marina yesterday we studied the location of many of the conflicts.
Railways, roads and bridges were such crucial elements of transportation of men and materials as evidenced by old maps. There's simply no way to move an army through this area without them.
Flying along at 70 but transporting oneself back 150 years, it is easy to see the challenges and appreciate the strategy. And then, what about food and water for men and horses?
Marina's first paper on the Civil War might be about the engineers that tackled these significant issues.
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