Aug 12 - Dr. Joe Bailey - “The Second Rail: A Military History of the Nashville and Northwestern RR”

Dr Bailey is currently the Assistant Command Historian for the US Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. He holds a BS in History and an MA in Military History from Austin Peay State University and a 2015 PhD in American History from Kansas State University.
Dr Joe Bailey shares his research into the construction, role, and challenges of the Nashville & Northwestern RR during the American Civil War. It was a key rail line that supported Union advances into Southern territory. His information presented here is part of a book that he is planning to publish in the foreseeable future.