The Great Train Raid of 1861

**The Great Train Raid of 1861** is the fifth mission in *History Civil War: Secret Missions*.

## Walkthrough

"A vast infrastructure of railroad lines gave the North a decided advantage
over its rival. But the South found ways to combat this problem. And
there were many opportunities to even the odds, even hijacking entire
locomotive trains by force or deception."

Mission Briefing - The Great Train Raid of 1861:

"Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson discovered that coal is being shipped to
Baltimore along the Ohio Valley railroad. Jackson wants you to move in
and secure a locomotive and its supplies. Then you are to proceed down the
lines towards the town of Point of Rocks to sabotage the railroad in
that area."

The mission begins with your CO informing you that since a good job was
performed last time that you have another mission as a treat. There is a
Union locomotive ahead that is having troubles. You are to hijack it,
make a stop at the Union telegraph station to send a fake message, and then
blow the locomotive up at the main station.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Capture the train.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

Follow your fellow soldiers and kill the defending Union soldiers by the
train. A grenade or two will easily allow for the quick removal of the
soldiers. Once they are dead the objectives will update.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Defend the train.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

Run to the Gatling Gun in the open train car and let into the attacking
Union soldiers. After a little bit, the train will begin to move down the
tracks and the defend the train objective will be removed.

As the train rolls down the line, there will be a few soldiers at one point
to shoot and a wagon that will explode when hit.

The train will pass through a tunnel and then will approach the town with
the telegraph. As you approach the town, you should see a glowing red
object on the ground on the right side of the first building. That will be
the hidden picture in the mission. The train will stop and the Union
soldiers will attack the train. Either stay on the Gatling Gun to earn
kills for the "Gat-slinger" achievement, or jump out and make a dash for
the picture and bonus objective at the station. The objectives will
update as well when the train comes to a stop.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Eliminate the enemy presence in the area.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

If you jump out, turn to the left and run for the building on the left. You
should see a map glowing red on top of a barrel as you approach the
building. That's the first area map in the mission for the bonus objective.

Either way, if you stayed in the train or jumped out, kill all of the Union
soldiers and the mission objectives will once again update.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Send the fake message.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

Run around to the backside of the central building and you should see a
large red highlighted box on the wall. Run to it and press the Y Button to
send the telegraph and to update the objectives again.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Get to the next station.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

Run back to the train and press the Y Button on the Gatling Gun to man it.
The train will then roll out of the station and onwards to its final
destination.

The train will pass through another tunnel and come to a stop eventually
where the objectives update.

CURRENT OBJECTIVES:
- Eliminate the enemy presence in the area.
- Find and collect area maps (bonus objective).

Press the Y Button and turn to the left and throw a grenade at the attacking
Union soldiers. This will quickly dispatch them while you can then turn
around and run to the other side of the train.

Once on the side of the train, you should spot a little wooden shack and a
red and white building. Run to the left side of this building to find the
hidden letter in this mission.

Continue forward through the broken fence and run towards the brick wall.
Fire at the Union soldiers while advancing towards this building. It is a
warehouse and contains the second area map in the mission for the bonus
objective. When you reach the building, enter the entrance on the right
side of the building and make a left to find the map on top of a barrel.

Continue to shoot the Union soldiers until the objectives update once again
for the last time.

CURRENT OBJECTIVE:
- Sabotage the railroad.

Run to the front of the train and past the locomotive. You should see the
red indicator of where the explosives need to be placed. Run up to it and
press the Y Button to complete the mission.

At least two achievements should unlock at the Level Statistics screen.
"Martinsburg" for completing "The Great Train Raid of 1861" and "Major".