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Jun 17, 2014

Transportation Tuesday

The "General" Made Famous by Andrews' Raiders
Now on Exhibition at Union Depot - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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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