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The Mayor And City Council Of Baltimore V. The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad (1864), Joshua Cover
The Mayor And City Council Of Baltimore V. The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad (1864), Joshua Cover
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The B&O Railroads area of operations during the Civil War placed it both in harms way, as well as presented opportunities for immense profit and expansion. However, two distinct parties within the board of directors remained at odds over the nature and direction of the growth. Using one particular case as a foundation, this paper examines the dynamics of the board of directors during the Civil War through a case study of a injunction brought by members of the board against the controlling board as a whole. Within a comprehensive examination of the history of the B&O and its role …