Thanks for sharing a great part of history , and well done on the quality of the photos .Tommy
Interesting history and excellent photos--congratulations, James, and thanks for posting this.
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Loc: Florida's East Coast
Interesting bit of history with great photos. Maybe we should have a section of "American History" since we have a lot of photos of historical buildings, ridges, airplanes, monuments,trains, etc.... Always fascinating.
Thanks for the story and great pics. Fascinating and part of our history!
Great photography, great narrative. I love it.
Great photos and an interesting story to go with it. There are a lot of great train museums in the States but I have not been to those two
Nice pictures and an interesting history I did not know.
Back in the day when function was art.
Thanks a lot folks. Enjoyed all your comments. I didn't know about this event either till a photography friend of mine told me about the Great Locomotive Chase. Once I heard the story, I felt a yearning to find the graves and locomotives and see it all first hand. Thanks again everyone.
[quote=James56]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.
Great photos and an interesting part of American history...thanks
James56 wrote:
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
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The Texas is housed at the Atlanta History Center. DSC07950-01 by
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Very Interesting Thank You
Excellent, excellent series, Jim! Your photography was great. Oh, and do you know why steam locomotives can't sit down?
Are you ready?
Because they have a tender behind.
You can groan now.
Side note: The very first H.O. locomotive I ever got was the General; along with 3 passenger cars in a Tyco train set. I was 4 years old. My mother thought I was too young for this sort of thing. I still have that set and the locomotive runs just fine as well as the rolling stock.
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