The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
SERVED THE coNrEDEnAcY.
Figured Conspicuousiy In Andrew,
Raid In April. 1864. mud WIS stolen
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'f-'''p In Andrews
Raid In April. 1864. mud Was stolen
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Raleigh News and Observer
visitors To the Confederate reunion
here on May 21-29 will be Interested
in an old locomotive that is fenced or
To itself with a substantial and orna-
mental iron fence in the Union Depot
This engine is known from one end
OF the South to the othes as The
General" and 1t Is cared for nv the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railway as n precious heirloom. The
General is the property of that road
1t has the most interesting and extern
sive war record of any engine on the
American continent
The General figured conspicuousIy
IN the Andrews raid between Big
Shan;y. Ga, and Ringold. Ga. In April
1864. being the engine that was stolen
at the former point by spies of the
Federal army. This company was
headed by a daredevil Federal soldier
by the name OF James Andrew. OF
Flemings burg. Ky.
This raid is one OF the many incl
dents Of the Civil War in tho Chatta-
nooga Atlanta campaign that has
around IL the glamour Of fiction. But
II is fact OF history that emphasizes
the daring spirits OF mon who did ser
the contend!ng armies
Tho story In Brief
On the morning OF April IL 1864
Captain w. y. Fuller, a conductor on
the Western and Atlantic Railroad. loft
Marietta. Ga, with "A mixed train for
Chattanooga a company of twenty
two Federal soldiers. disguised as dit
i@ens boarded this train ut Marietta
with tickets for Chattanooga The
train StODDpd O.
thing more than "A hundred miles south
OF Chattanooga. for breakfast While
the train crew Were in the diningroom
OF the eating house. Andrews and his
party uncoupled the engine and n few
freight cars from the passenger
coachts, turned. on steam and hit the
rails In the direction OF Chattanooga.
htteen In all. and by that means sepa-
rate the Confederate army from it's
base OF supplies
Captain w. A. Fuller. conductor or
the train. however. heard the noise OF
the retreatinE engine and immediately
ran out TO see what the trouble was
AT glance he know what he was up
against-that the engine had been
stolen by Federal soldiers In disguise
Tor the purpose OF tearing up track
or burning bridges. Captain Fuller
and party started on foot to overtake
the engine. Two miles UP the road
they found handcar and appropri-
aztec 1t to their own use. With this
car they made their way TO Rome Ga
where an engine was secured. With
out loss of time they took possession
o. this engine and started after the
andrews party 1t was race full of
the most exciting incidents. such as
Jumping over crossties that had been
placed on the track by the Federals,
repairing broken rails and the like.
Caught Them.
me fueitives were finally over
hauled between Ringold and Grays-
vile, after IL chase covering n distance
OF ninety miles. When Andrews ana
his men saw they were beaten. they
abandoned the engine and took TO the
woods. AS Captain Fuller passed
Ringgold, he saw company of Con
federates at muster. He sent woro
back 10 the captain OF this company
to get his whole command into the
woods at once on horseback TO capture
the Federals under Andrews. All OF
them We're quickly captured
They were taken back TO Atlanta
and turned over TO the Confederate
authorities there. Eight of them. in
Guiding Andrews himself were tried
by courtmartial and executed as spies.
Eight escaped from jail ana six were
exchanged for Confederate prisoners
Vile Minute.
Al a number of places on the trip
from Sig Shanty to Ringgold, captain
Fuller ran his engine at the rate OF n
mile Il minute. Fifty miles at one
stretch. according TO his report. was
covered in ifty-two minutes, faster
TIM than is now made on this road
with modern engines. the best of road
bed and other facilities for fast travel
1t makes the feat all the more remark
able when II Is known that Captain
Fuller's engine was "crafiishing,. ms
the railroad men say. all the way from
Rome TO where the fugitives were
ovcrhaulcd
In addition to this exciting expo
rience, The General was almost un-
der the guns OF the Federals at the
battle of Kennesaw Mountain. having
pulled an ammunition train from At
ianta TO Kennesaw for the Conrcd-
crates and hauled the wound I'd back To
Atlanta. AT the fall OF Atlanta The
General was the last locomotive to
leave that city AS late as 1856, this
engine was doing regular duty on the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, pull
ing trains between Atlanta and Chat
tanooga The late Major John w.
Thomas. for so many years president
of the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
Louis Railroad. recognizing the his
torical Importance of this engine, had
it taken out of service and preserved
In the depot At Chattanooga. Thous-
andS OF tourists view "Thc GeneraI..
every year, and II has been difficult
task to preserve it against relic hunt
ers. many Of whom would strip II OF
every movable part and take them
them home as souvenirs of travel.
THE General" was built in 1856 by
the Rogers Locomotive Works. is an
cisht-wheel engine. anu wood burner,
OF course, The machinery is yet good
WANTED,
Hampton (Gen. Wade) and His Cavalary
Land wc Love Vols md a SoutLnrn