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The Andrews Raid

‘The Most Extraordinary and Astounding adventure of the War’

– The Southern Confederacy

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The General, a 4-4-0 locomotive built in 1855 by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor of Patterson, N.J. for $8,850, was made famous when Union spies stole her on April 12, 1862, with the intent of destroying the Western & Atlantic.

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The Players

Civilians
James J. Andrews of Flemingsburg, Ky.
William Campbell of Salineville, Ohio

2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Sgt. Maj. Marion A. Ross
Pvt. George D. Wilson
Cpl. William Pittenger
Pvt. James Smith
Pvt. Phillip G. Shadrach

21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Pvt. John A. Wilson
Pvt. Mark Wood
Pvt. William J. Knight
Sgt. John M. Scott
Pvt. Wilson W. Brown
Pvt. William Bensinger
Pvt. John Reed Porter
Pvt. Robert Buffam
Sgt. Elihu H. Mason

33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Cpl. Martin Jones Hawkins
Cpl. William H. Reddick
Pvt. John Wollam
Pvt. Samuel Slavens
Pvt. Samuel Robertson
Cpl. Daniel Allen Dorsey
Cpl. Samuel Llewellyn
Pvt. Jacob Parrott