Military railroads move two corps from Virginia to Tennessee
September 25, 1863, Bealeton, Virginia.
- Date
- September 25, 1863
- Where
- Bealeton, Virginia
- What happened
- Other
- Event
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The XI and XII Corps boarded trains at Bealeton and Manassas Junction on the Orange and Alexandria for Bridgeport, Alabama, to relieve Chattanooga. The movement used 9 railroads, crossing the Ohio at Benwood on a pontoon bridge. In 12 days about 25,000 men moved over 1,200 miles, and by October 12 all artillery, wagons and baggage had followed.
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