The Great Train Raid of 1861
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The Great Train Raid of 1861
Strasburg, Virginia
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In 1861, Jackson captured engines from Martinsburg, W.VA. and had them pulled by horse teams across the roads to Strasburg. Near here, they were set on rails and sent south for the Confederate cause.
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Strasburg, Virginia · USA
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