The Story Of the "General"

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In the National Cemetery are buried James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an Engine at Big Shanty on the Western & Atlantic Hallway in an attempt to burn bridges and cut the Confederate Army from its base of supplies. They were overtaken ; eight were executed as spies, six were paroled and eight escaped from prison. The famous engine "General" which was captured is kept as a Memorial in the Union Station at Chattanooga. A tablet tells the story of the raid.

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STORY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE "GENERAL CAPT. JASJ ANDREWS, WITH NINETEEN VOLUNTEERS FROM SILE'S BRISADE MITCHELL'S CORPS U.S.A TUNERTHE GENERAL AT BIG SHANTY, APRIL 121862, HILE THE TRAIN CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE TAKING BREAKFAST, THE PURPOSE OR THE CAPTURE WAS TO DESTROY THE BRIDGES ON THE WESTERN & ATLANTS RAIKOAN, CONDUCTOR WA FUCEER ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINEER JEFF CAIN AND ANTHONY MORPHY, FOREMAN OF THE WA&A.SHOPS. COMMENCED PURSUIT ON FOOT THEY SOOR SECURED A HAND CAR AND IN SPITE OF THE DUSTABOTIONS PLACED ON THE TRACK BY ANDREWS HATOERS HADE RAPID PROGRERA. THEY FOUND THE ENGINE "YONAN'AT ETOWAN, AND THE PURSUIT THEN WAS AT SUCH A RAPID PACE, THAT SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE RAILROAD BY THE RAIDERS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE GENERAL WAS ABANDONED BY THE RAIDERS ON ACCOUNT OF LACK OF FUEL AND THE CLOSE PURSUIT OF CONDUCTOR FULLER AOL WTS PANTY Jas. J. ANONEws. Heatwasun.K. JAC. A WILSON, Co.C., 21 ONTO VOL. INE WM PIT TENGER, Cod.2 Omo VOL INF MARK WOOD, J.R.PORTER, W.W. BROWN. JACOB PARROTE C6 X 32 - MA Rosa. C.E.WILSON, P.Q. SHADRACK. JW.SCOTT. Co. A.. 2. OnIQ VOL INE Co.8.. - CO.K. - Co. 0..- Co. 0..- Co. F.. Oo. E. 5 SLAVENS Co F.. 21. - Co. E.. 23. - S. ROBERTSON, 33. V/H. CAMPBELL, SALINESVILLE, ORIG. NERE EXECUTED IN ATLANTA AS SPIES. PROMINENT AMONG THE PURSUERS WERE: WN. KNIGHT, D.A.DORSEY. Do H..33 - MARTIN HAWKINS, CO. A.. JOHN WALLACE, Co.0.. CSCAPED FROM PAISON AND REACHED THE UNION LINES SMITH, STEVE STOKELY, PETER BRACKEN, F.COX.A.MARTIN H HANEY. 51. RY JUNE 1901 FOUNDRY OF WM REDDICK CK 33 ROB BOFFIAM, Co H 21 WM BENSINGER, CD 0. EH MASON. Co K.. WERE EXCHANGED FROM LIBBY PRISON The Story GENERAL

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Pub. by Read House Cigar Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. THE STORY OF THE "GENERAL." In the National Cemetery are buried James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an Engine at Big Shanty on the Western & Atlantic Railway in an attempt to burn bridges and cut the Confederate Army from its base of supplies. They were overtaken; eight were executed as spies, six were paroled and eight escaped from prison. The famous engine "General" which was captured is kept as a Memorial in the Union Station at Chat- tanooga. A tablet tells the story of the raid. 5827 се

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