Today I learned on Nostr: TIL after a brutal Union defeat at the Civil War Battle of Olustee in 1864, a train ...

TIL after a brutal Union defeat at the Civil War Battle of Olustee in 1864, a train carrying wounded soldiers broke down during the retreat. With no working locomotive, exhausted troops and a few horses had to pull the train 13 miles over 2 days to escape a Confederate pursuit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Olustee
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