Daring and Suffering
A History of the Andrews Railroad Raid
During the evening of April 7, 1862, twenty-four men infiltrated the Confederate lines below Shelbyville, Tennessee, on their way to Marietta, Georgia. Their goal was to steal a train and head north, disrupting rail service between Chattanooga and Atlanta by burning bridges, tearing up track, and cutting telegraph wires. If successful, they would isolate Chattanooga and possibly facilitate its capture, which could then be used as a base for Union raids into Alabama.They failed. Three never made it. Seven were hanged as spies. Eight escaped. Six languished in a Southern stockade until they were paroled. Eighteen received the Medal of Honor.Amo…
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- ISBN: 978-1-58182-034-8
- EAN: 9781581820348
- Produktnummer: 9123849
- Verlag: Cumberland House Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 482 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.8 cm 734 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 734
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William Pittenger (1840-1904) was a corporal in the Second Ohio Infantry when he volunteered for the Andrews raid. He became a minister after the war, and he and his wife, Winnie, had six children and eventually settled in Fullbrook, California.Col. James G. Bogle has written several articles about the men and legends associated with the Great Locomotive Chase. In 1982 he supervised the restoration of the locomotive Texas, which had been commandeered by conductor William Fuller during his pursuit of Andrews raiders. Colonel Bogle and his wife live in Atlanta.
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