I am now 65 years old, but I can remember when I was in the 6th grade my teacher read a book to her class about the General and the Andrews raid. At some point during the 1960's the General had been restored
to operating condition, and I have a sound recording of it in action. The pile of wood that is in her tender
is not the real thing because she had been converted to burn fuel oil. It would be nice to see her back
in operation, but there is a Federal law that dictates that all steam locomotives have to go through a
process of disassembly, all the critical parts have to be inspected and anything that is showing any signs of wear needs to be replaced or refurbished, this must be done every 15 years. How long the General has
been sitting idle without being run is a good question.

Hi Folks, I've had the pleasure of photographing the two locomotives involved in this amazing Civil War story and thought I'd share with you.

Here is a brief history. Much more information is available online.

The Great Locomotive Chase or Andrews' Raid was a military raid that occurred April 12, 1862, in northern Georgia during the American Civil War. Volunteers from the Union Army, led by civilian scout James J. Andrews, commandeered a train, The General, and ran it northward toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, doing as much damage as possible to the vital Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A) supply line from Atlanta to Chattanooga as they went. They were pursued by Confederate forces at first on foot, and later by another locomotive they passed called The Texas. The Texas hastily took to the Chase in reverse (tender first) The chase lasted for 87 miles ending 2 miles north of Ringold Georgia when the General ran out of fuel. Andrews and his men abandoned the General running into the woods in hope of escape.
Because the Union men had cut the telegraph wires, the Confederates were slow to send warnings ahead to forces along the railway. Confederates eventually captured the raiders and quickly executed 6 as spies, including Andrews; some were jailed while others were able to flee. Some of the raiders were the first to be awarded the Medal of Honor by the US Congress for their actions. As a civilian, Andrews was not eligible. Several of the members of Andrews Raiders (including James Andrews himself) are interned at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. The graves are arranged around a large monument dedicated to them with a replica of the General on top. (parts taken from Wikipedia)

The General is housed here at The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. DSC00143-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00155-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00179-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00193-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

The Texas is housed at the Atlanta History Center. DSC07950-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07798-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07812-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07824-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07830-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02049-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02054-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02055-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02056-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02058-01 - Copy by James Frazier, on Flickr

Hi Folks, I've had the pleasure of photographing the two locomotives involved in this amazing Civil War story and thought I'd share with you.

Here is a brief history. Much more information is available online.

The Great Locomotive Chase or Andrews' Raid was a military raid that occurred April 12, 1862, in northern Georgia during the American Civil War. Volunteers from the Union Army, led by civilian scout James J. Andrews, commandeered a train, The General, and ran it northward toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, doing as much damage as possible to the vital Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A) supply line from Atlanta to Chattanooga as they went. They were pursued by Confederate forces at first on foot, and later by another locomotive they passed called The Texas. The Texas hastily took to the Chase in reverse (tender first) The chase lasted for 87 miles ending 2 miles north of Ringold Georgia when the General ran out of fuel. Andrews and his men abandoned the General running into the woods in hope of escape.
Because the Union men had cut the telegraph wires, the Confederates were slow to send warnings ahead to forces along the railway. Confederates eventually captured the raiders and quickly executed 6 as spies, including Andrews; some were jailed while others were able to flee. Some of the raiders were the first to be awarded the Medal of Honor by the US Congress for their actions. As a civilian, Andrews was not eligible. Several of the members of Andrews Raiders (including James Andrews himself) are interned at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. The graves are arranged around a large monument dedicated to them with a replica of the General on top. (parts taken from Wikipedia)

The General is housed here at The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. DSC00143-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00155-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00179-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC00193-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

The Texas is housed at the Atlanta History Center. DSC07950-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07798-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07812-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07824-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC07830-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02049-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02054-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02055-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02056-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC02058-01 - Copy by James Frazier, on Flickr