Bridge Burners : A True Adventure of East Tennessee Underground Civil War (2 Revised edition)

When the East Tennessee and Virginia Railway line was completed in 1858, dignitaries gathered in celebration as the final spike was hammered into the last tie in Greene County.

When the Civil War began, the line became a vital link in transporting Confederate troops and supplies from the deeper South into Virginia.

The railroad was vulnerable, however; and inevitably the stage was set and on a cold Friday night, November 8, 1861, the Unionists proceeded with plans to burn the key railroad bridges of East Tennessee.

However, the promised Federal invasion did not come.

From the 'Prelude to Conspiracy' and a bold plan approved by President Abraham Lincoln, through the tragedy described in the 'Aftermath', all of the people involved and all of the events are covered in detail.

Written by a nationally known author of historical novels, this thoroughly researched, easy-to-read narrative tells the incredible true story of insurrection gone wrong.