Title: Stealing the General
Description: In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description.
Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862, General, The (Steam Locomotive), Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865, History, Medal of Honor, Secret service, Tennessee Civil War, 1861-1865, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate States of America, Transportation, Campaigns, General (Locomotive), Confederate States of America. Army
Places: Georgia, Tennessee, United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865