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great_auks t1_j6gtj5y wrote

they didn't do nearly as good a job destroying them as General Sherman did

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Dat_Beaver t1_j6iddbs wrote

Different kind of sabotage. The confederates didn’t have the industry to make new rails, the Russians did. Just twist the rails and they can simply be replaced. Rip apart the supports and you have to dig them out and place new ones.

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