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Martinsburg Roundhouse
Jackson and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
— Antietam Campaign —
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By Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Martinsburg Roundhouse Marker | | |
Inscription. In April 1861, as the Civil War erupted, Confederate forces seized the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Harpers Ferry west. On May 24, Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston ordered Col. Thomas J. (later “Stonewall”) Jackson to destroy
the rolling stock here at Martinsburg, a Unionist stronghold. Jackson began
his task on June 13, soon burning 300 cars and destroying 42 locomotives.
“It was sad work,” Jackson wrote his wife Anna, “but I had my orders and
my duty was to obey.” He dismantled a few of the locomotives, and 40-horse
teams dragged them up the Martinsburg and Winchester Turnpike and then
along the Valley Turnpike to Strasbourg, where the first engine was reassembled. Ironically, the track there was of a different width, so the locomotives
could not be used in the Shenandoah Valley. Several were transported
in pieces to Richmond, reassembled, and put to use. In Martinsburg,
by the end of June, the roundhouse complex had been stripped
of all the stationary equipment, tools, and a 40-foot turntable.
The roundhouse and shops suffered only minor damage.
Jackson returned to Martinsburg in October 1862, follow
ing the Battle of Antietam, Maryland. He was in the midst of
destroying Baltimore and Ohio Railroad property including twenty
miles of track between Harpers Ferry and North Mountain. | | | | 
By Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Three Markers Overlooking the Shops | | Markers on a rise across the railroad tracks from the shops, across from the Belle Boyd Complex. The train station is to the right. One of the roundhouses is behind the tree. | | |
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time, not wanting to leave anything of use to the Federals, he ordered
the roundhouse and all the shops burned. The roundhouse complex you see
here now was constructed beginning late in 1865.
Erected by West Virginia Civil War Trails.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the West Virginia Civil War Trails marker series.
Location. 39° 27.588′ N, 77° 57.678′ W. Marker is in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. Marker is on East Race Street east of North Spring Street, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martinsburg WV 25401, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Shop Complex (here, next to this marker); Baltimore and Ohio Roundhouse and Shop Complex (here, next to this marker); Belle Boyd House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Belle Boyd House (within shouting distance of this marker); Berkeley Hotel (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Roundhouses and Shops / Railroad Strike of 1877 (about 600 feet away); Avenue of Flags Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Martinsburg (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Martinsburg.| | | | 
By Tom Fuchs, June 16, 2007 | |
| | | 3. 1842 B&O Railroad Station | | All but this stationhouse was destroyed by Confederate General Jackson. The shop buildings and roundhouses across from the station were built after the war. | | |
More about this marker. On the upper left side of the marker is a Alfred Waud drawing of burned Martinsburg roundhouse. from the Library of Congress. On the lower left is a photograph of the Martinsburg roundhouse complex, ca. 1850s. To the center is a portrait of General Jackson.
Also see . . .
1. East End: B&O's Neck of the Bottle. Harpers Ferry to Cumberland 1842 - 1992. (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
2. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the Potomac Valley (Golden Years of Railroading). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
3. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (Railroad Color History). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
4. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (MBI Railroad Color History). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
5. Baltimore and Ohio's Capitol Limited and National Limited (Great Passenger Trains). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
6. Route of the National Limited (Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Service, Volume 1). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
7. Route of the Capitol Limited (Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Service, Volume 2). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
8. The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, The Nation's First Railroad 1828 - 1853. (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
9. The Baltimore and Ohio in the Civil War. (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
10. The Baltimore and Ohio in West Virginia (Images of Rail). (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
11. The Jones-Imboden Raid: The Confederate Attempt to Destroy the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. (Submitted on May 2, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.)
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By Bill Coughlin, April 11, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Martinsburg Roundhouse | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 19, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,259 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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