The "General Made Famous by Andrews' Raiders

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $15.95

Stock #:654781
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chattanooga
State: Tennessee (TN)
County: Hamilton,Marion
Publisher: W.M. Cline Co.
Postmark: 1953 Jul-7
Postmark City: Nash. & Atl.
Stamp: 2c
Philatelic Notes: RPO RMS
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Additional Details:
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 Chattanooga. A tablet tells the story of the raid.

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