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GUARDING RAILROADS IN TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA - GUARDING RAILROADS IN TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA Rare war-date printed report, 7 x 7 in., [n.d.], an uncredited report undoubtedly developed by Union engineers, setting forth great detail on sixty crucial railroad bridges located on various railroad lines between Atlanta, Chattanooga, Dalton, Kingston, Bridgeport, Cleveland, and other points between north of Atlanta and into central Tennessee. Information on the spans includes distance from the city indicated, location, river crossed, length, height above water, number of spans, type of bridge, and 'Remarks'. A few light spots, else fine. The report comes from a group of documents owned by Lt. Henry Osterheld, 68th N.Y. Infantry, a Bavarian-born engineer tasked with construction of pontoon bridges and defense of existing spans. Also present is an order sent to Osterheld, 1p. 4to., Nashville, Sep. 28, 1864 instructing him to immediately proceed to 'Buck Lodge on the Louisville & Nashville Rail Road for the purpose of instructing the troops at that point...in the matter of constructing defenses for the bridge and water tank at that place...' Very good.