. Book of the Royal blue . EUCLID HEIGHTS I ,EVARD, THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, G. A. R. *. CCIHIKIN IAKK. was Harpers Perry. It is hard to say howmany times they were taken and retaken,yet strangely enough, neither city sufferedseverely from the experience, although theywere daily between the contending armies. The railroad felt it at every turn. Itwas notorious sport of the Confederates totear up the track, pile the ties in heaps, firethem and place the rails across the fires,leaving them there until they were red hot,then taking them out and tying them aroundtrees like neckties, the
. Book of the Royal blue . EUCLID HEIGHTS I ,EVARD, THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, G. A. R. *. CCIHIKIN IAKK. was Harpers Perry. It is hard to say howmany times they were taken and retaken,yet strangely enough, neither city sufferedseverely from the experience, although theywere daily between the contending armies. The railroad felt it at every turn. Itwas notorious sport of the Confederates totear up the track, pile the ties in heaps, firethem and place the rails across the fires,leaving them there until they were red hot,then taking them out and tying them aroundtrees like neckties, the rails being effectivelydestroyed for their original use. It wasnecessary, therefore, for the railroad com-pany to keep a large supply of extra rails andties on hand at all times, and especially wasthis necessary in the case of bridge timber,braces, etc. Cumberland, had it not been for its pecu-liar situation, would have suffered as muchas Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg. It wasthe headquarters of the Department ofWest Virginia most of the time and wasthe scene of many stirring incidents. The sec
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