That progress stopped when – union soldiers burned train stations from Bristol to Lynchburg, except Glade Spring.
Many bridges and 8,000 cross-ties, 5-6 miles of track burned.
Over 100 graves of Confederate soldiers in East Hill Cemetery.
General George Stoneman’s Raider burned train stations 1863 (91 days train shut down).
Transfer of goods happened in Bristol (parallel
parking) on tracks.