The General Locomotive

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Stock #: 23588
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chattanooga
State: Tennessee (TN)
County: Hamilton,Marion
Publisher: W.M. Cline Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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The "General" made famous by Andrews raiders. The story of the "General" in the National Cemetery are buried James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an Engine at Big Shanty to 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 form prison. The famous engine "General" which was captured is kept as a Memorial in the Union Station at Chattanooga. A tabket tells the story of th raid.

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  • 2007-01-11 21:38:34 - sewandsew76053@yahoo.com:
    As a young boy growing up in Columbus, Ohio, I knew the story about the General. There was a model on the Ohio State University Campus I played on as a child. I saw it under steam in Columbus in 1961. In 1988 I had the honor of climbing up the steps, sit on the engineer's seat and touch the various controls. Something I will never forget. I also worked my way up the tracks, stoping at each town till I visited the graves in Chattanooga of the Andrews Raiders that were hung.

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