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Daring and Suffering - A History of the Andrews Raid (Paperback, 3rd)
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Daring and Suffering - A History of the Andrews Raid (Paperback, 3rd)
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During the evening of April 7, 1862, twenty-four men infiltrated
the Confederate lines below Shelbyville, Tennessee, and travelled
by separate routes toward Atlanta. Their goal was to steal a train
and head north for Chattanooga, disrupting rail service between the
two cities by burning bridges, tearing up track, and cutting
telegraph wires. If successful, they would isolate Chattanooga and
facilitate its capture and further Union raids into Alabama. The
raid failed, and on June 18, 1862, seven of the raiders were hanged
as spies in Atlanta. Four months later eight escaped from prison.
The remaining six languished in a Southern prison until they were
paroled in March 1863. Eight days later they were presented the
first Medals of Honour. Among this group was Cpl. William
Pittenger. Shortly after the war, Pittenger composed an account of
the raid, a book enlarged over subsequent editions and supplemented
from various sources to become the most well known and
best-regarded account. A 1925 edition was given the more popular
title The Great Locomotive Chase. The story of the Andrews raid is
fascinating because of the dogged persistence of one man - William
Fuller, the conductor of the stolen train who relentlessly pursued
the raiders. He chased them on foot, by handcar, and by locomotive,
even running the engine in reverse at speeds up to ninety miles an
hour. Daring and Suffering is a reproduction of the 1887 edition of
Pittenger's account, duplicated exactly as it appeared at that
time, with the exception of a brief introduction by Col. James G.
Bogle.
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