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Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad

This image from the May 21, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts Union soldiers from the First Brigade, Third Division of the Twenty-third Army Corps destroying the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad during the American Civil War.

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DESTRUCTION OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD.

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 333
  • Date: May 21, 1864