STORY OF THE
LOCOMOTIVE "CENERAL"
OAPTJAB.J.ANDREWS,WITH TWENTY VOLUNTEERB FROM SILL'S BRIGADE, MITCHELL'S CORPS.U.S.A.,AND A CITIZEN OF KENTUCKY.
ALL DRESSED AB CIVILIANS, CAPTURED THE "CENERAL" AT Bie SHANTY, APRIL 12,1862, WHILE THE TRAIN CREW AND PASS
ENGERS WERE TAKING BREAKFAST. THE PURPOBE OF THE CAPTURE WAB TO DESTROY THE BRIDGES ON THE WESTERN &
CONDUCTOR W.A.FULLER
ATLANTIC R.R., AND THEREBY CUT OFF THE OONFEDERATE ARMY FROM IT6 BABE OF SUPPLIES.
ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINEER JEFF CAIN AND ANTHONY MIRPHY, FOREMAN OF THE W&A.SHOPS, COMMENCED PURBUIT ON FOOT.
THEY 80ON SECURED A HAND CAR AND, IN 8PITE OF THE OBBTRUCTIONS PLACED ON THE TRACK BY ANDREWS RAIDERS,
MADE RAPID PROBRESS. THEY FOUND THE ENGINE "YONAH" AT ETOWAH, AND THE PURBUIT THEN WAS AT SUCH A RAPID
PACE, THAT 6ERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE RAILROAD BY THE RAIDERS WAS IMPOBBIBLE, THE "CENERAL" WAS ABANDONED
BY THE RAIDERS ON ACCOUNT OF LACK OF FUEL, AND THE CLOBE PURBUIT OF CONDUCTOR FULLER AND HI8 PARTY.
JNO.A.WILBON Co.C.2COHIO VOL.INF. WM.PITTENGER, Co.C.2.OHIO VOL.INF
JAS.J.ANDREW8, FLEMINGBBURG,Kv.
M.A.Ross.
C.D.WILSON,
C.P.SHADRACH, Co.K..
J.M.SCOTT.
S.SLAVENS.
S.ROBERTSON, Co C.
W.H.CAMPBELL, CITIZEN OF KENTUCKY. JOHN WOLLAM. Co.C.
WERE EXECUTED IN ATLANTA AS SPIES,
PROMINENT AMONG THE PIURSUERS WERE. .....
JACOB PARROTT, Co.K.33"
WM.H.REDDICK, Co.B.,
ROB.BUFFUN
WM.BENSINGER, Co.C.
E.H.MASON.
WERE EXCHANGED FROM LIBBY PRISON
2 OHIO VOL.INF. MARK WOOD,
J.R.PORTER,
W.W.BROWN,
WM.KNIGNT,
D.A.DORBEY,
Co.C.,
Co. C.
Co.F.,
Oo. E.,
Co.H.,33"
MARTIN HAWKIN6, Co.A.,
Co.B.,
Co.H.21"-
Co.F 21
Co.E.33
Co.K.
ESCAPED FROM PRISON AND REACHED THE UNION LINES.
SMITH, STEVE STOKELY, PETER BRACKEN, F.Cox.A.MARTIN, H.HANEY.
GENKRAL
W. & A.R.R.
NC&S
To
THE ENGINE GENERAL MADE FAMOUS
BY ANDREWS RAIDERS IN THE CIVIL WAR
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